SCH - West — Syracuse, NY
SCH - West is a community health center clinic at 603 Oswego St, Syracuse, NY 13204, open 40 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 26,970 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 603 Oswego St, Syracuse, NY 13204 · Directions
- Phone: (315) 424-0800
- Website: www.schcny.com
- Weekly hours: 40 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Syracuse Community Health Center, 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 Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Syracuse 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 9,855 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 3,198 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 225 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 2,300 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 2,757 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,920 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 1,098 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,724 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 756 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 2,040 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,912 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,402 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 4,154 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,234 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 820 | children tested |
Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc. serves
26,970 patients used Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 98% live at or below the poverty line and 99% are at or below twice the poverty line. 569 patients were experiencing homelessness and 205 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 98% | 72% | 65% | +26 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 | 6% | 6% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 62% | 52% | 42% | +10 pts |
| Medicare patients | 12% | 13% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 20% | 24% | −2 pts |
Quality of care at Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc.
Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc. 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 | 66% | 69% | 68% | −4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 53% | 57% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 32% | 54% | 54% | −22 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 27% | 46% | 44% | −19 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 43% | 73% | 77% | −29 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 84% | 79% | 86% | +5 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 76% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 179 full-time-equivalent staff, including 25 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 15 dental staff and 9 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 89,103 visits, about 3.3 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 13204
3,470 Syracuse Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 13204, and 5% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Liberty Resources Inc. — 291 patients from 13204
- Northern Oswego County Health Services, Inc. — 32 patients from 13204
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