ODA Therapy Center — Brooklyn, NY
ODA Therapy Center is a community health center clinic at 18 Heyward St, Brooklyn, NY 11249, open 54 hours a week. That is 8 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center, which serves 90,063 patients across 10 clinic locations.
- Address: 18 Heyward St, Brooklyn, NY 11249 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 260-4600
- Website: odahealth.org/locations/heyward-street.html
- Weekly hours: 54 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, eye exams, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center
Patients came to Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 12,392 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 4,867 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Eye exams | 7,425 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 20,536 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 3,992 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,629 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,820 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 1,335 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 3,618 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 5,635 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,506 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,882 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,017 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 4,704 | children tested |
Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center serves
90,063 patients used Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center in 2025. 94% live at or below the poverty line and 98% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 94% | 72% | 65% | +21 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 98% | 92% | 92% | +6 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 3% | 6% | 14% | −3 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 69% | 52% | 42% | +17 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 13% | 11% | −6 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 20% | 24% | +1 pts |
Quality of care at Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center
Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center is at or above the New York median on 1 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 | 68% | 69% | 68% | −1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 40% | 57% | 54% | −17 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 31% | 54% | 54% | −23 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 37% | 46% | 44% | −9 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 61% | 73% | 77% | −11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 85% | 79% | 86% | +6 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 66% | 76% | 79% | −10 pts |
Staffing at Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center
The health center employs 611 full-time-equivalent staff, including 83 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 33 dental staff and 21 mental health staff. That is 1,083 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 424,317 visits, about 4.7 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 11249
11,582 Opportunity Development Association, Oda Primary Care Health Center patients live in ZIP 11249, and 2% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Lasante Health Center, Inc. — 2,349 patients from 11249
- Ezra Medical Center — 906 patients from 11249
- Refuah Health Center — 672 patients from 11249
- Premium Health, Inc. — 131 patients from 11249
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