The Michelle Obama Southeast Center of Bread for the City — Washington, DC
The Michelle Obama Southeast Center of Bread for the City is a community health center clinic at 1700 Good Hope Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, open 39.5 hours a week. The typical the District of Columbia clinic is open 48 hours a week. It is run by Bread for the City, Inc., which serves 2,883 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 1700 Good Hope Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020 · Directions
- Phone: (202) 561-8587
- Website: www.breadforthecity.org
- Weekly hours: 39.5 (the District of Columbia clinic median: 48)
- Operated by: Bread for the City, 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 Bread for the City, Inc.
Patients came to Bread for the City, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 846 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 508 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 56 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 603 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 90 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 697 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 124 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 343 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 108 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 488 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 958 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 120 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 817 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 450 | patients tested |
Bread for the City, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Bread for the City, Inc. serves
2,883 patients used Bread for the City, Inc. in 2025. 67% live at or below the poverty line and 92% are at or below twice the poverty line. 224 patients were experiencing homelessness and 20 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | DC median | U.S. median | vs DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 67% | 65% | 65% | +2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 92% | 92% | 92% | In line |
| Measure | This center | DC median | U.S. median | vs DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 20% | 20% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 43% | 52% | 42% | −9 pts |
| Medicare patients | 25% | 9% | 11% | +16 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 5% | 10% | 24% | −5 pts |
Quality of care at Bread for the City, Inc.
Bread for the City, Inc. is at or above the the District of Columbia median on 5 of 7 preventive-care measures. Higher is better on every line.
| Measure | This center | DC median | U.S. median | vs DC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults with high blood pressure under control | 60% | 72% | 68% | −12 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 68% | 59% | 54% | +9 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 74% | 72% | 54% | +2 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 58% | 45% | 44% | +13 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 78% | 78% | 77% | −1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 81% | 78% | 86% | +4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 79% | 79% | +4 pts |
Patients from ZIP 20020
348 Bread for the City, Inc. patients live in ZIP 20020, and 18% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Unity Health Care, Inc. — 7,985 patients from 20020
- Community of Hope — 2,057 patients from 20020
- Whitman-Walker Clinic, Inc. — 1,065 patients from 20020
- Mary's Center for Maternal & Child Care, Inc. — 883 patients from 20020
Community health centers near The Michelle Obama Southeast Center of Bread for the City
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Hope Has a Home 2
801 East Shelter-Medical Respite
Stanton Road Health Center
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