Quick answers
- What is Fresh Meadows?
- Fresh Meadows is a community health center in Fresh Meadows, New York, run by Housing Works Health Services III, Inc., according to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
- Does Fresh Meadows offer a sliding fee or serve people without insurance?
- It is listed by HRSA as a site of a health center in the federal Health Center Program. These health centers must offer a sliding fee discount based on income and serve patients regardless of their ability to pay. Call to ask what papers to bring.
- Where is Fresh Meadows?
- 61-27 186th St, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365, in Queens County, New York.
- What is the phone number of Fresh Meadows?
- (718) 277-0386, as listed by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Call to confirm hours before you go.
Cost and insurance
HRSA lists this place as a site of a health center in the federal Health Center Program. Under the program’s rules, the health center must:
- offer a sliding fee discount: what you pay depends on your income and family size;
- serve patients whether or not they have insurance and regardless of their ability to pay.
Ask the health center which services and fees the discount covers at this site. Sources
What to ask when you call
- Are you taking new patients, and how soon can I be seen?
- Do you accept my insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
- How does the sliding fee discount work, and what papers should I bring (for example proof of income)?
- What services do you offer here (for example dental, mental health, vaccines, lab tests)?
- What are your hours, and do you have interpreters or staff who speak my language?
A general checklist, not medical advice. For questions about your health or your medicines, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Other community health centers nearby
By straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Community Healthcare Network Inc1.7 mi · Jamaica, NY · Community health center
- Project Samaritan Health Services1.7 mi · Jamaica, NY · Community health center
- Charles B. Wang Community Health Center, Inc.2.0 mi · Flushing, NY · Community health center
- Jamaica Health Center2.3 mi · Jamaica, NY · Community health center
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Clinics and urgent care nearby
- City Medical of Upper East Side, PLLC0.3 mi · Fresh Meadows, NY · Urgent care center
- NCR Queens Urge Care International LLC0.7 mi · Fresh Meadows, NY · Urgent care center
- City Medical of Upper East Side, PLLC1.5 mi · Flushing, NY · Urgent care center
Pharmacies nearby
- Aafarma Inc0.3 mi · Fresh Meadows, NY · Community/retail pharmacy
- Clearpoint Pharmacy Corp0.3 mi · Fresh Meadows, NY · Community/retail pharmacy
- FM Pharmacy Corp0.3 mi · Fresh Meadows, NY · Community/retail pharmacy
Nearest emergency rooms
Hospitals that list emergency services in Medicare data, by straight-line distance.
- Queens Hospital Center1.7 mi · Jamaica, NY
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center1.9 mi · Flushing, NY
- New York-Presbyterian/Queens2.1 mi · Flushing, NY
More in Fresh Meadows
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Details from the official record
| Type | Community health center |
|---|---|
| Program | Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), funded by HRSA |
| Health center organization | Housing Works Health Services III, Inc. |
| Address | 61-27 186th St, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 |
| County | Queens County |
| State | New York |
| Phone | (718) 277‑0386 |
| Location setting | Clinic |
| Hours open per week | 168 |
| Schedule | Unknown |
| HRSA site number | BPS-H80-032704 |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Health Center Service Delivery and Look-Alike Sites — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), retrieved 2026-11-13
- What is a health center? — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Health Center Program Compliance Manual, Chapter 9: Sliding Fee Discount Program — Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)