Urban Horizons Family Health Center — Bronx, NY
Urban Horizons Family Health Center is a community health center clinic at 50 E 168th St, Bronx, NY 10452, open 44 hours a week. The typical New York clinic is open 46 hours a week. It is run by The Institute for Family Health, which serves 95,773 patients across 18 clinic locations.
- Address: 50 E 168th St, Bronx, NY 10452 · Directions
- Phone: (718) 293-3900
- Website: www.institute2000.org
- Weekly hours: 44 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: The Institute for Family Health (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 The Institute for Family Health
Patients came to The Institute for Family Health for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 17,223 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 30,105 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 942 | patients in treatment |
| Well-child visits | 5,480 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 17,423 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 6,132 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 11,920 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 6,560 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 10,538 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 19,044 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 7,505 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 19,108 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 14,013 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 946 | children tested |
The Institute for Family Health also provides care by telehealth.
Who The Institute for Family Health serves
95,773 patients used The Institute for Family Health in 2025. 78% live at or below the poverty line and 87% are at or below twice the poverty line. 848 patients were experiencing homelessness and 901 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 78% | 72% | 65% | +5 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 | 7% | 6% | 14% | +1 pts |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 41% | 52% | 42% | −11 pts |
| Medicare patients | 17% | 13% | 11% | +5 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 32% | 20% | 24% | +12 pts |
Quality of care at The Institute for Family Health
The Institute for Family Health is at or above the New York median on 5 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% | +3 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 60% | 57% | 54% | +3 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 68% | 54% | 54% | +14 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 49% | 46% | 44% | +3 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 72% | 73% | 77% | −1 pts |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 83% | 79% | 86% | +4 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 74% | 76% | 79% | −2 pts |
Staffing at The Institute for Family Health
The health center employs 1,162 full-time-equivalent staff, including 130 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 68 dental staff and 157 mental health staff. That is 739 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 563,227 visits, about 5.9 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 10452
2,944 The Institute for Family Health patients live in ZIP 10452, and 5% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Bronxcare Health Integrated Services System Inc. — 12,460 patients from 10452
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation — 6,529 patients from 10452
- Bronx Community Health Network, Inc. — 3,856 patients from 10452
- Morris Heights Health Center — 2,771 patients from 10452