100 YEARS OF HEALTHCARE
Our History
A LEGACY
Providing Quality Healthcare with Dignity and Respect for 100 Years
The health services that became the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center, began more than 100 years ago, in 1904, and was one of the first five Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) established in the nation. Located in neighborhoods where the most pressing need exists, Jordan’s roots are steeped in service to underserved and uninsured residents, meeting their need for comprehensive health services. Anthony L. Jordan Health Center began in northeast Rochester and has since expanded to become a network of primary care offices and health centers serving residents living in three quadrants of the Rochester and in Canandaigua, N.Y.
-
1892-1971
Dr. Anthony Leopold Jordan
Starts seeing patients at the medical office inside his Adams Street home in 1933, becoming the second African-American doctor in Rochester, NY.
-
1971-1973
Dr. Ken Woodward
A pioneer in the community health center movement and helped found Westside Health Service Centers in 1973 to provide health care to patients based on need, not ability to pay.
-
1971-1973
Baden Street Settlement breaks gound on new medical facility at the corner of Hudson Avenue and Holland St.
-
1971-1973
Site renamed the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center.
-
1973-1983
Westside Health opens Brown Square Health Center.
-
1973-1983
Westside Health opens center on Millbank Street.
-
1973-1983
Westside Health's Millbank St. location moves to 480 Genesee St. and renamed Woodward Health Center.
-
2011
Anthony L. Jordan Health Center merges operations with Woodward Health Center and Brown Square Health Center.
-
2012
Anthony L. Jordan Health Corporation opens primary care sites at Glenwood Gardens and Kennedy Tower.
-
2013
Anthony L. Jordan Health Center expands adding Urgent Care, Radiology and Mammography.
-
2013
Assumes operations of the former Thompson at CCIA primary care suite in Canandaigua, NY.
-
2013
Rebranded Jordan Health.
-
2013
Jordan Health announces Dr. Janice Harbin as the center's first African-American female CEO and President.
-
2014
Anthony Jordan Health Corporation begins operations at the Franklin Educational Campus and at Community Place, becoming a network of 9 unique locations.
-
2020
Anthony L. Jordan Health Center opens respiratory clinic inside Holland Street location to combat COVID pandemic.
GET IN TOUCH
Contact Your Local Health Center
The Anthony L. Jordan Health Center began more than 100 years ago and was one of the first Federally Qualified Health Centers established in the nation. Located in neighborhoods where the most pressing need exists, our roots are steeped in service to underserved and uninsured residents, and building a safe, quality place for healthcare is our cornerstone.