About Us

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Ryan Health (formerly The William F. Ryan Community Health Network), is a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) based in Manhattan that has been providing high-quality, comprehensive and affordable primary and specialty care to New York’s diverse and underserved communities since 1967.

Our Mission

Building on our legacy of respect and service and our understanding of the impacts of social drivers of health, Ryan Health provides high-quality, innovative, and responsive care to those in need, emphasizing underserved communities. We create safe spaces, engage patients in their own care, and advocate with our stakeholders to advance health equity and community well-being. High-quality care is everyone’s right and our responsibility.

Our Core Values

Care

for patients

Staff advocate for patients, provide evidence-based care, and cultivate a welcoming and respectful environment.

Commit

to the mission

We demonstrate integrity while providing services to all patients in our community, regardless of background and ability to pay.

Collaborate

with the team

We are accountable, professional, trustworthy, and strive to communicate clearly and solve problems creatively.

Our Vision

Ryan Health will broaden the definition and delivery of health services and challenge embedded inequities by focusing on both social drivers of health and equitable access to high-quality, innovative services, establishing a new standard for community well-being, particularly in underserved communities.

History

In 1967, Ryan Health was established to meet the community's need for healthcare services on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. In 1977, it became an independent, community-controlled health center, and in 1978, was renamed in memory of its greatest advocate, U. S. Congressman William F. Ryan. During the next four decades, the health center continued to expand to meet the needs of its communities. Today, Ryan Health provides access to a wide range of high quality, affordable, health care services for almost 50,000 patients every year.

We remain committed to our founding principle, "Health care is a right, not a privilege."

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