Charles B. Wang Community Medical Center Opens New Flushing Facility

“It can take months to get an appointment,” she said. “Our waiting list is unusual.”

Healthview will also expand mental health services, which Sherman says are in high demand. Other services available include primary health care, health education and social work. Available languages ​​will include Mandarin and Cantonese.

The project was funded by a $30 million tax-free Build NYC bond purchased by Flushing Bank, a $10 million donation from the Chinatown Health Clinic Foundation, $7 million from the federal New Markets Tax Credit Program, and support from the President’s Office. Queens counties and cities. Council, among other means of funding.

“All the players were really committed to Queens,” Sherman said.

The organization also received a grant from the city’s Environmental Restoration Authority to clean up the area at College Point Boulevard and Route 40, which it purchased for $15 million.

The Charles B. Wang Community Health Center was founded in 1971 and serves approximately 62,000 patients annually. He has five more locations.

This story first appeared in our sister publication Crain’s XXX Business.