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Free Evaluation and Treatment for TB at Chest Center : Bureau of Tuberculosis Control : NYC DOHMH

Bureau of Tuberculosis Control

Free Evaluation and Treatment for Tuberculosis at Chest Centers

Services | Locations: Bronx | Brooklyn | Manhattan | Queens | Staten Island

Chest centers provide a complete range of state-of-the-art tuberculosis (TB) services all under one roof. Our center hours are convenient and include evenings and Saturdays. All services are free to the patient and confidential.

Free Services Provided at Chest Centers
  • • TB Testing, Skin Testing and QFT Blood Testing (PDF)
  • • Chest X-ray
  • •  Medical Evaluation for TB by a physician
  • •  Treatment for active TB disease
  • •  Treatment for Latent TB Infection
  • •  Sputum Induction
  • •  Social Services and Referrals
  • •  Nursing Care including Counseling, Patient Teaching, Medication Administration
  • •  Blood drawing prior to starting medication or following medication
  • •  Telephone Nursing Monitoring
  • •  HIV Counseling and Testing
  • •  Patient Incentives
  • •  Travel Reimbursement
  • •  TB Clearance for Work or School
  • •  Directly Observed Therapy
  • •  Home Visit
  • •  Phone call if the patient does not keep the appointment for return visit to the clinic
  • •  Appointment reminder call before patient visits the clinic
  • •  Follow-up call after missed appointment
  • •  Home visit for abnormal test result if unable to reach patient

Chest Center Locations

Please call the center to confirm its hours before you go and make an appointment for the service you need.

Click here PDF Document (Reader Required; Click to Download) to download the PDF version of the Chest Center Locations.

Bronx
Morrisania Chest Center

1309 Fulton Avenue, rm. 225
Bronx, NY 10456
718-579-4157

8:30am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri)
8:30am-4:30pm (2nd & 4th Sat)

 

Brooklyn
Bedford Chest Center

485 Throop Avenue, NY 11221
718-574-2462/63/64

8:30am-4:30pm (Mon- Fri)

Bushwick Chest Center 335 Central Avenue, NY 11221
718-573-4886/9

8:30am-4:30pm (Tue, Wed)

Fort Greene Chest Center 295 Flatbush Avenue Extension, NY 11201
718- 643-8357/6551/4808

8:30am-7:00pm (Mon, Thurs)
8:30am-5:00pm (Tue, Wed & Fri )
8:30am-4:30pm (Sat)

Manhattan
Chelsea Chest Center

303 Ninth Avenue, NY 10031
212-239-1790/1757

8:30am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri)

Washington Heights Chest Center

600 W. 168th St., 3rd Floor, NY 10032
212-368-4500

8:30am-6:00pm (Mon-Fri)
8:30am-4:30pm (1st Sat)

Queens
Corona Chest Center


34-33 Junction Blvd. Corona, NY 11372
718-476-7635/6

8:30am-8:00pm (Mon,  Thurs)
8:30am-5:00pm (Tues, Wed, Fri)
8:30am- 4:30pm (Sat)

Jamaica Chest Center


90-37 Parsons Blvd, 4th Floor, NY 11432
718- 262-5593/94

8:30am-4:30pm (Mon, Wed, Fri)

Staten Island
Richmond Chest Center 51 Stuyvesant Place, Room 408, Staten Island, NY 10301
718-420-1028/1167

8:30am-4:30pm (Mon, Wed, Fri)



 
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