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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

Bronx | Brooklyn | Manhattan | Queens | Staten Island

You can be treated at our clinics
even if you are not a citizen— we will
not ask questions about citizenship.

Center hours are convenient and include evenings and Saturdays. All services are free to the patient and confidential.

Chest Centers no longer offer TB testing for work or school purposes except when required by law. TB testing is available at low or no cost at these facilities (PDF).

YOU MUST HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO BE SEEN. Please call the Chest Center you wish to visit to make an appointment.

Free Services Provided at Chest Centers
  • TB Testing, Skin Testing and QFT Blood Testing (PDF)
  • Chest X-ray
  • Medical Evaluation for TB
  • Treatment for active TB disease
  • Treatment for Latent TB Infection  (LTBI)
  • Sputum Induction
  • Social Services and Referrals
  • Telephone Nursing Monitoring
  • HIV Counseling and Testing
  • Directly Observed Therapy

Chest Center Locations

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

NOTE: All Chest Centers will be closed on Friday, March 2, 2012.

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

1309 Fulton Avenue,1st Floor
Bronx, NY 10456
718-579-4157

All services available

Brooklyn
Fort Greene Chest Center 8:30am-5:00pm (Mon-Fri)
8:30am-4:30pm (Sat)
295 Flatbush Avenue Extension, 4th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718- 643-8357/6551/4808
All services are available
Manhattan

Washington Heights Chest Center
8:30 am – 6:00 pm (Mon-Thur)
8:30 am – 4:30 pm (Friday)
8:30 am – 4:30 pm (1st Saturday of each month)

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

All services are available
Queens
Corona Chest Center 
8:30am-8:00pm (Mon,  Thurs)
8:30am-5:00pm (Tues, Wed, Fri)8:30am- 4:30pm (Sat)

34-33 Junction Blvd.
2nd Floor
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
718-476-7635/6

All services are available
Staten Island

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

51 Stuyvesant Place, 4th Floor
Staten Island, NY 10301
718-420-1028/1167
All services are available


 
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