Sterling Health and Wellness Center — Brooklyn, NY
Sterling Health and Wellness Center is a community health center clinic at 803 Sterling Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216, open 40 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc., which serves 16,421 patients across 3 clinic locations.
- Address: 803 Sterling Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11216 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 636-4500
- Weekly hours: 40 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Bedford Stuyvesant Family 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 Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to Bedford Stuyvesant Family 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 | 2,721 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,175 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 28 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 1,607 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 1,827 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 1,717 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 2,033 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 1,557 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 666 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,971 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 3,635 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,692 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,865 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 3,859 | patients tested |
Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. serves
16,421 patients used Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 70% live at or below the poverty line and 87% are at or below twice the poverty line. 216 patients were experiencing homelessness and 181 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 70% | 72% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 87% | 92% | 92% | −5 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 2% | 6% | 14% | −4 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 50% | 52% | 42% | −2 pts |
| Medicare patients | 13% | 13% | 11% | In line |
| Privately insured patients | 33% | 20% | 24% | +13 pts |
Quality of care at Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc.
Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. is at or above the New York median on 6 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 | 70% | 69% | 68% | +1 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 71% | 57% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 67% | 54% | 54% | +13 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 62% | 46% | 44% | +16 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 94% | 73% | 77% | +21 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 80% | 79% | 86% | +1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 76% | 76% | 79% | In line |
Patients from ZIP 11216
3,225 Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 11216, and 1% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. — 3,393 patients from 11216
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 674 patients from 11216
- Community Health Project, Inc. — 611 patients from 11216
- Lasante Health Center, Inc. — 535 patients from 11216
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