Ralph Avenue Health Center — Brooklyn, NY
Ralph Avenue Health Center is a community health center clinic at 599 Ralph Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233, open 40 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by Damian Family Care Centers, Inc., which serves 10,683 patients across 15 clinic locations.
- Address: 599 Ralph Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11233 · Directions
- Phone: (347) 501-6306
- Weekly hours: 40 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Damian Family Care Centers, 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 Damian Family Care Centers, Inc.
Patients came to Damian Family Care Centers, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 2,521 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 7,237 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 481 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,444 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 257 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,296 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 397 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 470 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 214 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,192 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,098 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,079 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 3,945 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 720 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 118 | children tested |
Damian Family Care Centers, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Damian Family Care Centers, Inc. serves
10,683 patients used Damian Family Care Centers, Inc. in 2025. 89% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 4,154 patients were experiencing homelessness and 195 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 89% | 72% | 65% | +17 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 99% | 92% | 92% | +7 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 8% | 6% | 14% | +2 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 63% | 52% | 42% | +10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 15% | 13% | 11% | +3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 13% | 20% | 24% | −7 pts |
Quality of care at Damian Family Care Centers, Inc.
Damian Family Care Centers, Inc. is at or above the New York median on 2 of 6 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 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 19% | 54% | 54% | −35 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 33% | 46% | 44% | −12 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 84% | 73% | 77% | +11 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 81% | 79% | 86% | +2 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 71% | 76% | 79% | −5 pts |
Patients from ZIP 11233
61 Damian Family Care Centers, Inc. patients live in ZIP 11233, and 26% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. — 2,480 patients from 11233
- Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. — 2,044 patients from 11233
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 1,751 patients from 11233
- Brownsville Community Development Corp. — 947 patients from 11233
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