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FHMC, established in 1884, serves a culturally diverse and densely populated urban area spanning 50 zip codes in Queens County. FHMC’s primary service area (PSA) includes 33 zip codes located throughout Queens Community Districts 2 (Woodside and Sunnyside), 3 (Jackson Heights), 4 (Elmhurst and Corona), 7 (Flushing and Whitestone), 8 (Hillcrest and Fresh Meadows), 9 (Kew Gardens and Woodhaven), 10 (South Ozone Park and Howard Beach), and 12 (Jamaica and Hollis). Many of these communities face the impacts of poverty on health, including difficulty obtaining nutritious food, unemployment, and the burden of high rents.
To identify and confirm existing and new priorities for this 2025-2027 CHNA, FHMC presents data from various primary and secondary data sources, including a 2025 community health survey for service area residents and publicly available data through the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH), as described in more detail in the Introduction section. Chronic diseases, obesity, tobacco use, behavioral health concerns, maternal morbidity, late or no prenatal care, and colorectal cancer are among the health issues highlighted in the community-level data analyses that FHMC conducted for this 2025-2027 CHNA.

These health concerns were also identified by residents of the Hospital’s service are who responded to a health needs assessment survey sponsored by a coalition of hospitals during the spring of 2025. Social determinants of health (SDH), such as low educational attainment, unstable housing, poor physical conditions of neighborhoods, and low engagement in primary or preventative care, and mental or behavioral health care, all contribute to the high incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases as well as poor health outcomes in some service are neighborhoods. 

Other neighborhoods served by FHMC perform better than NYC as a whole. The data analyses presented in this document provide a high-level snapshot of the health status of residents in FHMC’s primary service area, while illustrating the diversity of population-level health behaviors and outcomes across different Community Districts in the area. By highlighting these patterns on a neighborhood level, these data provide insight into the services and resources most needed by residents.

Community Service Plan and Implementation Plan 2025-2027