The Bridge — New York, NY
The Bridge is a community health center clinic at 248 W 108th St, New York, NY 10025, open 8 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc., which serves 48,733 patients across 9 clinic locations.
- Address: 248 W 108th St, New York, NY 10025 · Directions
- Phone: (212) 749-1820
- Website: www.ryancenter.org
- Weekly hours: 8 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: William F. Ryan 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 William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc.
Patients came to William F. Ryan 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 | 11,574 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 8,188 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 110 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 8,934 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 6,406 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 11,287 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 4,648 | patients tested |
| Family planning | 2,118 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 5,243 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 9,365 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 4,453 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 10,916 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 9,750 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 1,154 | children tested |
William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. serves
48,733 patients used William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. in 2025. 90% live at or below the poverty line and 96% are at or below twice the poverty line. 2,869 patients were experiencing homelessness and 428 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 90% | 72% | 65% | +18 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 96% | 92% | 92% | +4 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 6% | 6% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 57% | 52% | 42% | +4 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 13% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 19% | 20% | 24% | In line |
Quality of care at William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc.
William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. is at or above the New York median on 3 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 | 73% | 69% | 68% | +4 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 57% | 54% | −5 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 62% | 54% | 54% | +8 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 39% | 46% | 44% | −7 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 73% | 73% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 78% | 79% | 86% | −1 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 72% | 76% | 79% | −4 pts |
Staffing at William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc.
The health center employs 478 full-time-equivalent staff, including 58 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 26 dental staff and 34 mental health staff. That is 839 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 213,623 visits, about 4.4 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 10025
6,340 William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. patients live in ZIP 10025, and 4% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- The Institute for Family Health — 1,721 patients from 10025
- Care for the Homeless — 252 patients from 10025
- Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. — 131 patients from 10025
- Bronxcare Health Integrated Services System Inc. — 126 patients from 10025
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