Neighborhood Health Center Plainfield — Plainfield, NJ
Neighborhood Health Center Plainfield is a community health center clinic at 1700 Myrtle Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07063, open 46 hours a week. The typical New Jersey clinic is open 50 hours a week. It is run by Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc., which serves 9,573 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 1700 Myrtle Ave, Plainfield, NJ 07063 · Directions
- Phone: (908) 753-6401
- Website: www.nhscnj.org
- Weekly hours: 46 (New Jersey clinic median: 50)
- Operated by: Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc. (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc.
Patients came to Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 65 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 254 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 1,389 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,242 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 460 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 501 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 429 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 731 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 1,184 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 198 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 401 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 394 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 210 | children tested |
Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc. serves
9,573 patients used Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc. in 2025. 59% live at or below the poverty line and 86% are at or below twice the poverty line. 51 patients were experiencing homelessness.
| Measure | This center | NJ median | U.S. median | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 59% | 68% | 65% | −10 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 86% | 95% | 92% | −10 pts |
| Measure | This center | NJ median | U.S. median | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 46% | 28% | 14% | +18 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 20% | 51% | 42% | −31 pts |
| Medicare patients | 3% | 6% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 31% | 16% | 24% | +16 pts |
Quality of care at Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc.
Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc. is at or above the New Jersey median on 0 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | NJ median | U.S. median | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 57% | 61% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 41% | 42% | 54% | −1 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 21% | 58% | 54% | −38 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 18% | 36% | 44% | −18 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 38% | 80% | 77% | −43 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 56% | 85% | 86% | −29 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 69% | 79% | 79% | −10 pts |
Patients from ZIP 07063
1,044 Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, Inc. patients live in ZIP 07063, and 45% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Zufall Health Center, Inc. — 303 patients from 07063
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey — 83 patients from 07063
- Jewish Renaissance Foundation Inc., the — 21 patients from 07063
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Zufall Health Center Somerville
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