Neighborhood Health Center Blasdell — Buffalo, NY
Neighborhood Health Center Blasdell is a community health center clinic at 4233 Lake Ave, Buffalo, NY 14219, open 49.5 hours a week. That is 3.5 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc., which serves 34,690 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 4233 Lake Ave, Buffalo, NY 14219 · Directions
- Phone: (716) 875-2904
- Weekly hours: 49.5 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc.
Patients came to Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 7,600 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 9,304 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 94 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,793 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 6,426 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 7,008 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 5,139 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 2,490 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 8,388 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,696 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 6,048 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 3,458 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 6,000 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 4,870 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,416 | children tested |
Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc. serves
34,690 patients used Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc. in 2025. 68% live at or below the poverty line and 90% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,430 patients were experiencing homelessness and 313 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 68% | 72% | 65% | −4 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 90% | 92% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 3% | 6% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 58% | 52% | 42% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 13% | 11% | +1 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 26% | 20% | 24% | +6 pts |
Quality of care at Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc.
Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc. is at or above the New York median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 75% | 69% | 68% | +6 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 65% | 57% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 78% | 54% | 54% | +24 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 53% | 46% | 44% | +7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 90% | 73% | 77% | +18 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 97% | 79% | 86% | +18 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 87% | 76% | 79% | +11 pts |
Staffing at Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc.
The health center employs 374 full-time-equivalent staff, including 41 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 20 dental staff and 15 mental health staff. That is 838 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 140,860 visits, about 4.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 14219
1,088 Neighborhood Health Center of Wny, Inc. patients live in ZIP 14219, and 2% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Ehs, Inc. — 84 patients from 14219
- Jericho Road Ministries, Inc. — 31 patients from 14219
- Community Health Center of Buffalo, Inc. — 20 patients from 14219
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