Health Heroes
Volunteer Ambulance Corps
the forest hills volunteer ambulance corps celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2006 at a gala attended by past and present members. |
They’re your neighbors and your friends – and they spend their spare time facing the traumas of life and volunteering to be heroes.
Queens’ volunteer ambulance corps are spread throughout the borough, and more volunteers are always needed to help cover shifts and make them as accessible as possible. Here’s how to find them:
Bay Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Building No. 622 Fort Totten, Bayside
(718) 352-1133
Bayside Community Ambulance Corps, Inc.
214-23 42nd Avenue, Bayside
(718) 631-3333/225-2828
Broad Channel Volunteers, Inc.
15 Noel Road, Broad Channel
(718) 474-6888
College Point Community Ambulance Corps
123-06 18th Avenue, College Point
(718) 353-1230
Corona Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
104-38 47th Avenue, Corona
(718) 592-7964
Flushing Community Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
43-14 162 Street, Flushing
(718) 353-4900
Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
92-29 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills
(718) 793-2055/7747
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
257-02 Union Turnpike, Floral Park
(718) 347-1600
Glendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
61-14 Myrtle Street, Ridgewood
(718) 335-3221
Jamaica Estates-Holliswood-South Bayside VAC, Inc.
207-07 Union Turnpike, Bayside
(718) 464-0300
Lindenwood Community Vol. Ambulance Corps, Inc.
94-10 133rd Avenue, Ozone Park
(718) 738-3029
Little Neck-Douglaston Comm. Ambulance Corps, Inc.
42-18 Marathon Parkway, Little Neck
(718) 229-0400
Middle Village Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Inc.
66-76 70th Street, Middle Village
(718) 894-6000/7951
Queens Village/Hollis/Bellerose Vol. Ambulance
235-01 Braddock Avenue, Queens Village
(718) 464-2424
Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
756 Seneca Avenue, Ridgewood
(718) 386-7230 or (718) 386-7229
Whitestone Community Volunteer Ambulance Service
12-15 150 Street, Whitestone
(718) 767-1000
Woodhaven Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps
78-15 Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven
(718) 296-7916
—New York State Dept. of Health
FREE CLINICS
The New York City Health & Hospitals Corp. offer a wide variety of free and low-cost clinics throughout Queens, as well as two major hospitals.
HOSPITALS
Elmhurst Hospital Center
79-01 Broadway, Elmhurs, (718) 334-4000
Queens Hospital Center
82-68 164th St., Jamaic, (718) 334-6140
CLINICS
Astoria Child Health Clinic
12-36 31st Ave., LI, (718) 334-6120
Charles R. Drew Primary Care Center
168-10 Archer Ave., Jamaic, (718) 883-5500
Corona Child Health Clinic
104-04 Corona Ave., Corona, (718) 334-6100
Elmhurst Hospital Center & Tzu Chi
41-60 Main St., Flushing, (718) 460-4590
Friendship Geriatric Clinic
145-06 Farmers Blvd., Jamaica
(718) 657-6648
Junction Blvd. Child Health Clinic
34-33 Junction Blvd., Jackson Heights
(718) 334-6150
Medical Center at Springfield
134-64 Springfield Blvd., Springfield Gardens
(718) 883-6800
Medical Center at Sunnyside
43-12 43rd St., Sunnyside, (718) 334-6300
Neighborhood Help Center
114-02 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica
(718) 739-0215
Parson Communicare Clinic
90-37 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica
(718) 334-6443
Ridgewood Communicare Clinic
769 Onderdonk Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 334-6190
Roberto H. Crouche
137-57 Farmers Blvd., Jamaica
(718) 657-7088
South Queens Multi-Service Center
114-02 Guy R. Brewer Blvd., Jamaica
(718) 883-5626
Women’s Medical Center
59-17 Junction Blvd., Corona
(718) 334-6300
Woodside Houses Child Health Clinic
50-53 Newton Rd., Woodside
(718) 334-6140
CITY HEALTH CLINICS
Queens Health Center
97-04 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, (718) 657-7088
Jackson Heights
34-33 Junction Blvd., Jackson Heights
(718) 476-7815
Jamaica
90-37 Parsons Blvd., 1st Flr., Jamaica
(718) 262-5572
The Rockaways
Joseph P. Addabbo Health Center
67-19 Rockaway Blvd., Far Rockaway
(718) 945-7150
IMMUNIZATION CLINICS
Corona Health Center
34-33 Junction Boulevard
Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Parsons Health Center
90-37 Parsons Boulevard
Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
164-21 Hillside Avenue
Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
TB CLINICS
Corona Health Center
34-33 Junction Blvd., (718) 476-7635
Far Rockaway
67-10 Rockaway Beach Blvd.
(718) 474-2100/1
STD CLINICS
Corona Health Center
34-33 Junction Boulevard, (718) 476-7626
Jamaica
90-37 Parsons Blvd., (718) 262-5572
Rockaway
67-19 Rockaway Blvd., (718) 945-7150
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