Whitney Young Health Dental Services — Albany, NY
Whitney Young Health Dental Services is a community health center clinic at 900 Lark Dr, Albany, NY 12207, open 57 hours a week. That is 11 more hours than the typical New York clinic (46 a week). It is run by Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc., which serves 17,211 patients across 7 clinic locations.
- Address: 900 Lark Dr, Albany, NY 12207 · Directions
- Phone: (518) 465-9345
- Website: www.wmyhealth.org
- Weekly hours: 57 (New York clinic median: 46)
- Operated by: Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, 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 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc.
Patients came to Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc. for these services in 2025. The numbers cover the whole health center, not only this clinic.
| Service | Patients | What it counts |
|---|---|---|
| Dental care | 7,168 | patients had dental exams |
| Mental health care | 2,441 | patients treated for depression or anxiety |
| Substance use treatment | 557 | patients in treatment |
| Eye exams | 744 | patients had eye exams |
| Well-child visits | 2,466 | children had checkups |
| Flu shots | 2,131 | patients vaccinated |
| Cervical cancer screening | 645 | patients tested |
| Breast cancer screening | 550 | patients screened |
| Family planning | 675 | patients served |
| Diabetes care | 1,023 | patients with diabetes |
| Blood pressure care | 2,012 | patients with hypertension |
| Asthma care | 1,029 | patients with asthma |
| HIV testing | 1,743 | patients tested |
| Hepatitis C testing | 1,648 | patients tested |
| Childhood lead tests | 349 | children tested |
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc. also provides care by telehealth.
Who Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc. serves
17,211 patients used Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc. in 2025. 71% live at or below the poverty line and 90% are at or below twice the poverty line. 136 patients were experiencing homelessness and 54 were veterans.
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients at or below the poverty line | 71% | 72% | 65% | −2 pts |
| Patients at or below 200% of the poverty line | 90% | 92% | 92% | −2 pts |
| Measure | This center | NY median | U.S. median | vs NY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured patients | 7% | 6% | 14% | In line |
| Medicaid or CHIP patients | 68% | 52% | 42% | +16 pts |
| Medicare patients | 10% | 13% | 11% | −3 pts |
| Privately insured patients | 15% | 20% | 24% | −4 pts |
Quality of care at Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc.
Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, 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 | 65% | 69% | 68% | −5 pts |
| Women 52–74 screened for breast cancer | 52% | 57% | 54% | −4 pts |
| Women 24–64 screened for cervical cancer | 61% | 54% | 54% | +7 pts |
| Adults 46–75 screened for colorectal cancer | 42% | 46% | 44% | −4 pts |
| Patients 12+ screened for depression | 73% | 73% | 77% | In line |
| Adults assessed for tobacco use | 64% | 79% | 86% | −15 pts |
| High-risk adults on statin therapy | 88% | 76% | 79% | +12 pts |
Staffing at Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc.
The health center employs 196 full-time-equivalent staff, including 11 physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives, 15 dental staff and 10 mental health staff. That is 1,529 patients per clinical provider against the New York median of 878 and the U.S. median of 930. Patients made 52,552 visits, about 3.1 per patient.
Patients from ZIP 12207
478 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Community Health Center Community Board, Inc. patients live in ZIP 12207, and 4% of them are uninsured. Other health centers also serve this ZIP:
- Schenectady Family Health Services, Inc. — 33 patients from 12207
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