Healthcare
NYC Health + Hospitals Correctional Health - Reentry Center
Queens
Helps people released from Rikers connect to health and social services; phone use, medication links, OMNY cards, Narcan, fentanyl test strips, toiletry kits.
Healthcare in Queens
Healthcare services include primary care, community clinics, HIV and hepatitis C treatment, dental and vision care, and help enrolling in health insurance. NYC Health + Hospitals treats patients regardless of ability to pay or immigration status.
Tip: ask for your medical records and a list of your current medications before or right after release, so a new doctor can continue your care without a gap in prescriptions.
Queens has fewer local listings than Manhattan or Brooklyn, so the citywide services below, many of which work by phone, fill much of the gap.
3 services based in Queens, plus 57 citywide
Based in Queens
Healthcare
Apicha Community Health Center
Manhattan · Queens
Primary care, HIV care and PrEP with a focus on Asian, Pacific Islander and LGBTQ communities.
Healthcare
Urban Health Plan
Bronx · Queens
Federally qualified health centers in the Bronx and Queens.
Citywide services
These serve people from every borough, often by phone, online or at more than one office.
Benefits & Financial Help
Community Health Advocates
Citywide
Offers free one-on-one help finding and using health insurance and care, including resolving medical billing and debt problems, disputing coverage denials, accessing hospital and prescription financial assistance programs, and understanding health insurance tax credit forms.
Healthcare
New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF)
Citywide
Helps New Yorkers and people traveling to New York State access abortion care through financial assistance, case management, and referrals to legal, counseling, and community resources. A volunteer case manager returns calls or emails within 48 hours, and information is kept confidential.
Benefits & Financial Help
Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
Citywide
Helps income-eligible New Yorkers age 65 and over supplement out-of-pocket costs for their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.
Healthcare
Housing Works Community Healthcare - Reentry Program
Citywide
Connects soon-to-be-released and formerly incarcerated individuals to medical, mental health, and case management services, including substance use programs, plus vocational training, help obtaining entitlements, and referrals to long-term housing placement.
Healthcare
Medicaid
Citywide
Publicly funded health coverage for low-income people; apply online or order an application kit.
Healthcare
NY State of Health (Health Plan Marketplace)
Citywide
Enrollment for state public health insurance: Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Essential Plan and other plans.
Healthcare
NYC Health - Doula Care
Citywide
Connects pregnant people and families with doulas who provide non-medical support before, during, and after childbirth. The Citywide Doula Initiative offers free doula and home-visiting support to residents of neighborhoods most affected by COVID-19 and other health disparities.
Healthcare
NYC Health + Hospitals - Street Health Outreach & Wellness (SHOW) Mobile Units
Citywide
Mobile medical units bring primary care, wound care, mental health support, and harm reduction services to homeless New Yorkers at 10 locations across the city. Services include basic health evaluations, screening and referral for substance use disorders, connection to medication-assisted treatment, and overdose prevention supplies like naloxone kits.
Healthcare
NYC HRA HIV/AIDS Services Administration (HASA)
Citywide
Confidential information on HIV/AIDS testing and service referrals; HASA supports benefits and housing for eligible people with HIV.
Benefits & Financial Help
Medicare
Citywide
The federal health insurance program for people age 65 and over, providing information on enrollment, coverage, and costs by phone or online.
Healthcare
NYC Care
Citywide
Low-cost and no-cost health care through NYC Health + Hospitals for people who do not qualify for or cannot afford insurance. No info shared with ICE.
Healthcare
NYC Health - Abortion Access Hub
Citywide
Confidential city hotline that helps callers find an abortion provider in NYC, schedule appointments, get financial assistance, and arrange transportation or lodging. Identifying information is not collected and phone numbers are hidden.