Family Health Center of Harlem
Part of The Institute For Family Health
Contact & location
Address: 1824 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10035
Phone: 212-433-4500
Operating hours: about 55 hours per week — call for the daily schedule
County: New York County
Treats everyone, insured or not — you do not need to be a US citizen. By law this federally funded health center serves all patients regardless of ability to pay, on a sliding-fee scale set by your income and family size. Call ahead to confirm hours, which services this site offers, and what to bring.
Services / provider types on file
This clinic's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is registered with the following provider taxonomies:
- Family Medicine (primary)
- Social Worker, Clinical
Source: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS), matched to this clinic by name. Registries can lag reality — call to confirm current services before you go.
About this location
- Open year-round on a full-time schedule (HRSA site record).
- Part of the federal Health Center Program at this location since 2010.
About The Institute For Family Health
The Institute For Family Health reported caring for 95,773 patients across all its sites in 2025, and runs 28 locations listed in this directory.
- Insurance: 7% had no insurance, 41% had Medicaid or CHIP, 17% had Medicare, 32% had private insurance.
- 87% of patients with a known income earned at or below twice the federal poverty level (78% at or below it) — the range where sliding-fee discounts apply.
- Services patients received in 2025: medical care (78,046), dental care (17,223), mental health care (14,434), support services (case management, transport, enrollment help) (11,594).
- No patients reported for vision care — if you need it, check the other health centers below.
- 16% of patients had limited English. If you prefer another language, ask for an interpreter when you call.
- Patients included 848 people experiencing homelessness, 901 veterans, 5,242 patients at school-based sites.
Source: HRSA Uniform Data System (UDS) 2025, as reported by The Institute For Family Health for all of its sites combined — not specific to one address. Call to confirm what this location offers.
Other The Institute For Family Health locations
Same organization and sliding-fee policy — useful if this site is closed, full, or doesn't offer the service you need.
- PS 57/James Weldon Johnson School-Based Health Center — 176 E 115th St, New York · 0.3 mi · 40 hrs/week · school-based
- Harlem Children's Zone School-Based Health Center - Promise Academy 2-35 — 35 E 125th St, New York · 0.3 mi · 40 hrs/week · school-based
- HCZ Promise Academy II Elementary — 1681 Madison Ave, New York · 0.4 mi · 40 hrs/week · school-based
- The Institute for Family Health — 2006 Madison Ave, New York · 0.5 mi
- Institute for Family Health at CASES — 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, New York · 0.5 mi · 24 hrs/week
- Harlem Children's Zone School-Based Health Center - Promise Academy 1-245 — 245 W 129th St, New York · 0.8 mi · 40 hrs/week · school-based
Other health centers nearby
Run by different organizations, within 1 miles. All serve patients regardless of ability to pay.
- Public School #7 Sbhc — New York, NY · 0.2 mi · East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc.
- Helen B. Atkinson Center — New York, NY · 0.3 mi · Community Healthcare Network, INC.
- 121st Street Family Health Center — New York, NY · 0.4 mi · Damian Family Care Centers INC
- 125th Street Health Center — New York, NY · 0.4 mi · Housing Works Health Services III, Inc.
- Boriken Neighborhood Health Center — New York, NY · 0.4 mi · East Harlem Council for Human Services, Inc.
New here? What to bring · How the sliding-fee scale works
Listing sourced from the HRSA Health Center Program, refreshed 2026-10-05. Directory information only, not medical advice. Spotted a mistake? Use the feedback box below to let us know.
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