The Nest Community Health Center — New York, NY
The Nest Community Health Center is a community health center clinic at 169 W 133rd St, New York, NY 10030, open 50 hours a week. That is 4 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center, which serves 3,277 patients across 2 clinic locations.
- Address: 169 W 133rd St, New York, NY 10030 · Directions
- Phone: (917) 804-0502
- Website: www.harlemunited.org
- Weekly hours: 50 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center (federally qualified health center)
- Care offered by this health center: primary care, dental care, mental health care, substance use treatment, children’s checkups, women’s health, and telehealth
Care and screenings at Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center
Patients came to Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 878 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 1,205 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 72 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 61 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 335 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 117 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 196 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 50 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 401 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 843 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 228 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,245 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,336 | patients tested |
Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center also provides care by telehealth.
Who Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center serves
3,277 patients used Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center in 2025. 83% live at or below the poverty line and 95% are at or below twice the poverty line. 1,868 patients were experiencing homelessness and 84 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 83% | 72% | 65% | +11 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 95% | 92% | 92% | +3 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% | +5 pts |
| Medicare patients | 18% | 13% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 18% | 20% | 24% | −2 pts |
Quality of care at Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center
Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center is at or above the New York median on 2 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 | 55% | 69% | 68% | −14 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 46% | 57% | 54% | −10 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 39% | 54% | 54% | −15 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 33% | 46% | 44% | −13 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 81% | 73% | 77% | +9 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 69% | 79% | 86% | −10 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 82% | 76% | 79% | +6 pts |
Staffing at Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center
The health center employs 70 full-time-equivalent staff, including 7 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 7 dental staff and 9 mental health staff. That is 450 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 19,671 visits, about 6.0 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 10030
543 Upper Room AIDS Ministry, Inc. Health Care Center patients live in ZIP 10030, and 3% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- William F. Ryan Community Health Center, Inc. — 804 patients from 10030
- The Institute for Family Health — 756 patients from 10030
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 740 patients from 10030
- Heritage Health and Housing, Inc. — 461 patients from 10030
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