Outreach Site — Newark, NJ
Outreach Site is a community health center clinic at 255 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105, open 20 hours a week. The typical New Jersey clinic is open 50 hours a week. It is run by Ironbound Community Health Center Inc., which serves 641 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 255 Lafayette St, Newark, NJ 07105 · Directions
- Phone: (973) 433-9773
- Weekly hours: 20 (New Jersey clinic median: 50)
- Operated by: Ironbound Community Health Center Inc. (FQHC look-alike)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, mental health care, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Ironbound Community Health Center Inc.
Patients came to Ironbound Community Health Center Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Mental health care | 86 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Well-child visits | 47 | children had checkups |
| Cervical cancer screening | 52 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 18 | patients screened |
| Diabetes care | 91 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 123 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 20 | patients with asthma |
Ironbound Community Health Center Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Ironbound Community Health Center Inc. serves
641 patients used Ironbound Community Health Center Inc. in 2025. 73% live at or below the poverty line and 100% are at or below twice the poverty line.
| Measure | This center | NJ median | U.S. median | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 73% | 68% | 65% | +5 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 100% | 95% | 92% | +5 pts |
| Measure | This center | NJ median | U.S. median | vs NJ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 50% | 28% | 14% | +22 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 22% | 51% | 42% | −29 pts |
| Medicare patients | 6% | 6% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 21% | 16% | 24% | +5 pts |
Quality of care at Ironbound Community Health Center Inc.
Ironbound Community Health Center Inc. is at or above the New Jersey median on 2 of 5 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 | 63% | 61% | 68% | +2 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 22% | 58% | 54% | −37 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 47% | 80% | 77% | −33 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 61% | 85% | 86% | −23 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 83% | 79% | 79% | +4 pts |
Staffing at Ironbound Community Health Center Inc.
The health center employs 9 full-time-equivalent staff, including 2 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives and 0 mental health staff. That is 321 patients per clinical provider against the New Jersey median of 1,113 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 1,600 visits, about 2.5 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 07105
42 Ironbound Community Health Center Inc. patients live in ZIP 07105, and 57% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Newark Community Health Centers, Inc. — 4,287 patients from 07105
- Saint James Health Inc. — 3,181 patients from 07105
- City of Newark — 906 patients from 07105
- North Hudson Community Action Corporation — 170 patients from 07105
Community health centers near Outreach Site
Saint James Health, Inc.
Newark Community Health Centers, Inc. DBA Ironbound Medical and Dental Center
Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center
Mary Eliza Mahoney Health Center @110 William Street
North Hudson Community Action Coporation-Harrison Health Center
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