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The Door - A Center of Alternatives, Inc. — New York, NY

The Door - A Center of Alternatives, Inc. is a community health center clinic at 555 Broome St, New York, NY 10013, open 36 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by Sunset Park Health Council, Inc., which serves 142,940 patients across 29 clinic locations.

Fees are on a sliding scale. What you pay at The Door - A Center of Alternatives, Inc. depends on your income and household size, and the clinic bills Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance. Care is not free, and every patient is seen regardless of ability to pay. Among Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. patients, 26% are uninsured, 45% have Medicaid or CHIP, 10% have Medicare and 19% have private insurance. Call (212) 941-9090 to book and ask about your plan. How sliding-fee pricing works.

Care and screenings at Sunset Park Health Council, Inc.

Patients came to Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.

ServicePatientsWhat it counts
Dental care47,089patients had dental exams
Mental health care29,807patients treated for depression or anxiety
Substance use treatment831patients in treatment
Eye exams3,364patients had eye exams
Well-child visits12,976children had checkups
Flu shots38,740patients vaccinated
Cervical cancer screening9,739patients tested
Breast cancer screening8,285patients screened
Family planning9,078patients served
Diabetes care9,057patients with diabetes
Blood pressure care13,990patients with hypertension
Asthma care5,893patients with asthma
HIV testing30,144patients tested
Hepatitis C testing21,552patients tested
Childhood lead tests3,513children tested

Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.

Who Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. serves

142,940 patients used Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. in 2025. 90% live at or below the poverty line and 97% are at or below twice the poverty line. 14,020 patients were experiencing homelessness and 949 were veterans.

MeasureThis centerNY medianU.S. medianvs NY
Patients at or below the poverty line90%72%65%+17 pts
Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line97%92%92%+5 pts
MeasureThis centerNY medianU.S. medianvs NY
Uninsured patients26%6%14%+20 pts
Medicaid or CHIP patients45%52%42%−7 pts
Medicare patients10%13%11%−3 pts
Privately insured patients19%20%24%−1 pts

Quality of care at Sunset Park Health Council, Inc.

Sunset Park Health Council, Inc. is at or above the New York median on 7 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.

MeasureThis centerNY medianU.S. medianvs NY
Adults with high blood pressure under control70%69%68%+1 pts
Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer68%57%54%+11 pts
Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer71%54%54%+17 pts
Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer55%46%44%+9 pts
Patients 12+ screened for depression80%73%77%+8 pts
Adults assessed for tobacco use90%79%86%+11 pts
High-risk adults on statin therapy85%76%79%+9 pts

Staffing at Sunset Park Health Council, Inc.

The health center employs 1,783 full-time-equivalent staff, including 163 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 146 dental staff and 248 mental health staff. That is 879 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 933,867 visits, about 6.5 per patient.

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40 hours a week · (212) 271-7200

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Metro Community Health Center - Manhattan

335 E 24th St, New York, NY 10010
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120 E 32nd St, New York, NY 10016
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