Community Healthcare Network

History

CHN has been committed to providing access to quality healthcare services for low-income and uninsured New Yorkers for more than 30 years. Our story begins in the late 1960's when a group of storefront clinics in NYC began dedicating themselves to offering family planning services. In 1981, to strengthen the management and administration of these twelve community-based health care centers, the Community Family Planning Council was established. The clinics soon expanded to include primary care, mental health, and social services. In 1998 the name was changed to Community Healthcare Network to better reflect our comprehensive array of services. Since its inception, the agency has grown tremendously in response to such social crises as unequal distribution of medical care, adolescent pregnancy, AIDS, inner-city poverty and homelessness.

Specialties

Our network is made up of 13 federally qualified health centers throughout Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Manhattan, along with a fleet of mobile vans that bring health services to underserved people in need throughout New York City. We provide judgment-free, high-quality healthcare, without regard to race, religion, orientation, gender identity, immigration status or ability to pay. We turn no one away. Our health services: Healthcare for adults, teens, and children Women's healthcare (gynecology) Care for pregnant women and new moms (prenatal and postpartum care) Family planning care STI testing and treatment Emergency contraception (Plan B) Health education Wellness Nutrition counseling Mental healthcare and psychiatry Opioid treatment Social work Dental care Footcare (podiatry) Care coordination