| Charles B. Wang Community Health Center | |
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| Federally Qualified Health Center | |
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 Location on Canal Street | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 268 Canal St, New York, NY 10013 125 Walker St, New York, NY 10013 168 Centre St, New York, NY 10013 136-26 37th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354 137-43 45th Ave, Flushing, NY 11355 131-72 40th Road Flushing, NY 11354 |
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| Website | http://www.cbwchc.org |
TheCharles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBWCHC), founded in 1971, is a nonprofit organization andFederally Qualified Health Center inNew York City.[1] The Health Center provides primary health care to members of the community with a focus onAsian Americans. There are six locations inLower Manhattan andFlushing, Queens. In 2023, the Health Center served more than 59,000 patients and 285,000 service visits. The Health Center's staff are fluent inMandarin,Cantonese,Taishanese,Shanghainese,Hokkien,Vietnamese, andKorean. The Health Center serves all patients regardless of language, immigration history, insurance status, or ability to pay.[2]
CBWCHC was started in 1971 by a group of volunteers who organized the Chinatown Health Fair inNew York City. About 2,500 community members participated in the fair. The volunteers organized afree clinic in a space donated by the Church of Our Savior onHenry Street and the Chinatown Health Clinic opened that same year. As the free clinic grew, donations funded the expansion to a new location at 89 Baxter Street in 1979.[3] It was renamed the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center in 1999.[4]
As part of theLyndon Johnson Administration'swar on poverty, neighborhood health centers were created to provide health and social services in poor and underserved communities. Through the 1970s, Congress authorized funding for community, migrant, and public housing health centers. In 1989, Congress passed theOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act which consolidated these funding streams and created theFederally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) program.[5] This allowed qualified health centers to fully cover the cost of treating uninsured patients. With this Public Health Service Act, the Health Center was more capable of providing care to a larger scope of the community.
| Internal Medicine | Primary care for patients 18 and over, check-ups,immunizations,nutrition counseling, screening and treatment forcholesterol,diabetes,high blood pressure,sexually transmitted infections,smoking,cancer,hepatitis B care program, specialty care inoptometry,urology,hematology,pulmonology,nephrology |
| Pediatric Care | Primary care for patients 21 and under, check-ups,immunizations,nutrition counseling, and specialty care. |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | GYN,breast/cervical/colorectal cancer screening,HPV testing and vaccinations,HIV/STD testing,pregnancy testing,prenatal andpostpartum care, delivery at partner hospitals,breastfeeding education |
| Dental Care | Teeth cleaning, dental x-rays,dental fillings/crowns,tooth extraction,root canals, periodontal treatment,denture and bridge care |
| Mental Health | Diagnostic and treatment assessment for disorders, medication management, individual and group therapies, urgent assessment, intervention management of behavioral aspect of medical diseases, screening fordepression |
| Social Services | Family counseling,crisis intervention,case management, assistance with government benefits |
| Health Education | Chinese/English language health education materials, public group workshops, counseling on health |
| Additional Services | Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, health insurance enrollment,optometry services, nutrition counseling, language access line,Patient Portal |
In May 2025, the center received a donation of $2.97 million from Walter and Shirley Wang to fund improvements such as a new eye care suite and renovations to the pediatric suite.[6][7]
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