For Immediate Release January 29, 2020 Contact: Toni Granato, New Jersey Primary Care Association (NJPCA) Communications Coordinator, (609) 689-9930 ex. 19 Community Health Centers Receive Greenlight to Provide Group Therapy As of December 2019, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are now able to provide mental health and substance use disorder group counseling. This allows FQHCs, also known as Community Health Centers, to provide behavioral health treatment to as many as eight patients at a time. Federal and state legislators actively supported the provision of these services, which are especially important for patients and their families during times of a mental …
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                HealthEC, LabCorp, and The New Jersey Primary Care Association Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Value-Based Care at Community Health Centers Agreement Establishes Database and Information Exchange Platform to Facilitate Care-Delivery Collaboration Between Participating New Jersey FQHCs Through LabCorp’s Care Intelligence Module October 21, 2019 08:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time BURLINGTON, N.C. & EDISON, N.J. & HAMILTON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LabCorp® (NYSE:LH), a leading global life sciences company, HealthEC, LLC, a 2019 Best in KLAS provider of population health management solutions, and the New Jersey Primary Care Association (NJPCA), which represents 23 community health centers throughout New Jersey, …
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For Immediate Release October 3, 2019 Contact: Toni Granato, NJPCA Communications Coordinator, (609) 455-8782 NJPCA Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence at Annual Conference Atlantic City, New Jersey– The New Jersey Primary Care Association held its Annual Conference today at Harrah’s Resort.  The two-day conference celebrated NJPCA’s three decades of service to New Jersey’s Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). The conference offered presentations, certification opportunities, and dynamic trainings that allowed participants to discover new and innovative practices in primary care.  The 2019 conference featured personal stories of New Jersey FQHC physicians. Having grown up oceans away from where they now practice, …
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For Immediate Release September 20, 2019 Contact: Toni Granato, NJPCA Communications Coordinator, (609) 689-9930 ex. 19 or tgranato@njpca.org; and Deb Bokas, LCSW MSW, Osborn Family Health Center Director of Behavioral Health,  (856) 757-3542 or BokasD@lourdesnet.org. Osborn Family Health Center Attains Status as Fully-Funded FQHC On September 11, 2019, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the 2019 New Access Point awards for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) nationwide.  Osborn Family Health Center in Camden was one of the 77 awardees who received this grant. With this award, Osborn Family Health Center, which has been an FQHC look-alike since 2017, …
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For Immediate Release September 18, 2019 Contact: Toni Granato, NJPCA Communications Coordinator, (609) 689-9930 ex. 19 or tgranato@njpca.org New Jersey Primary Care Association Board of Directors Elects MFHN President/CEO Joan Dublin as Its New Chair September 18,  2019, Hamilton, New Jersey –Joan Dublin, RN, MPA, ACHE, President and CEO of Metropolitan Family Health Network was recently elected by the New Jersey Primary Care Association (NJPCA) Board of Directors  to the position of Board Chair. Ms. Dublin succeeds Dr. Theresa Berger who is the President and CEO of Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc. NJPCA represents 23 Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), also …
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For Immediate Release August 22, 2019 Contact: Toni Granato, NJPCA Communications Coordinator, (609) 689-9930 ex. 19 or tgranato@njpca.org. NJPCA Member Health Centers Recognized by HRSA with Quality Awards The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $1,674,121 in Quality Improvement Awards to 20 NJPCA member Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in New Jersey. Health centers will use these funds to build upon their 2018 achievements to address health priorities. The funding will allow Centers to continue to improve cost-efficient care; increase quality; reduce health disparities; increase both the number of patients served and access to services; advance the …
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For Immediate Release August 5, 2019 Contact: Toni Granato, NJPCA Communications Coordinator, (609) 455-8782 (cell) or tgranato@njpca.org. Whitney Miller, Project H.O.P.E., Inc. Planning, Evaluation, and Communications Coordinator, (856) 541-6092 ext.1011 or millerw@projecthopecamden.org. Project H.O.P.E. and New Jersey Primary Care Association Celebrate National Health Center Week at Camden Kick-Off Project H.O.P.E.- Camden Healthcare for the Homeless, the New Jersey Primary Care Association, (NJPCA), U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Region II, Regional Director, Dr. Anthony C. Ferreri, Camden County Sheriff Gilbert Whip Wilson, City of Camden Councilwoman Sheila Davis, and other stakeholders held the New Jersey …
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October 25, 2018 Contact: Toni Granato, NJPCA Communications Coordinator, (609) 455-8782 Community Health Centers, Dignitaries, MCOs, and Stakeholders Join for NJPCA Annual Conference Atlantic City, New Jersey– The New Jersey Primary Care Association held its Annual Conference, It’s About the Patients: Community Health Centers Providing Integrated Quality Care, this week at the Golden Nugget. The two-day conference was an opportunity for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) also known as Community Health Centers to network with colleagues and community partners from across the Mid-Atlantic region. The conference offered presentations, certification opportunities, and dynamic trainings that allowed attendees to connect with one another …
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South Jersey, News, Weather, Sports, Entertainment, NJ Atlantic City, N.J. – The New Jersey Primary Care Association (NJPCA) wrapped up its annual conference. On Thursday, October 25th, the NJPCA hosted day two of its annual conference in Atlantic City called It’s About the Patients: Community Health Centers Providing Integrated Quality Care. The conference is an opportunity for federally qualified health centers to network with colleagues and community partners from across the Mid-Atlantic region. Officials say the conference this year is the first step in working to change the primary care health system to work better for patients. “This is how we …
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Executive Moves: Bayer, One Wall Partners and more By ROI-NJ Staff New Jersey | Dec 17, 2019 at 5:35 am Executive Moves    Executive Moves is an occasional feature on ROI-NJ.com describing some of the important personnel changes in the New Jersey business community. Reports are based on news releases, edited for content, clarity and style.  Daniella Foster, Bayer Bayer announced Daniella Foster as the new head of public affairs and sustainability for the Consumer Health Division, effective Sept. 16. In her new role, Foster will be responsible for the development and execution of the division’s global public affairs and sustainability strategies. Foster will report to Heiko …
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SJFMC Leader Linda Y. Flake Receives NJPCA Lifetime Achievement Award SJFMC Leader Linda Y. Flake Receives NJPCA Lifetime Achievement Award This article was originally published in the Hammonton Gazette at https://newsstand.joomag.com/en/the-hammonton-gazette-10-30-19-edition/0381670001572382560 …
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LabCorp extends reach in Midwest, Northeast Burlington-based life sciences company LabCorp (NYSE:LH) expanded its reach in the Midwest this week with its acquisition of South Bend Medical Foundation, based in northern Indiana. Meanwhile, a new partnership with a primary care association and a medical technology firm also grows the corporation’s patient data capabilities in the Northeast. Via the acquisition and through its existing partnership with Walgreens Pharmacy, LabCorp will now “considerably enhance” its ability to serve patients needs in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. South Bend Medical Foundation, a 107-year-old non-profit, offers pathology and blood banking services to hospitals and …
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Menendez kicks off National Health Center Week at Project H.O.P.E. By: Anthony Vecchione August 5, 2019 2:01 pm U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez kicked off National Health Center Week at Project H.O.P.E.’s health fair on Monday. As a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee that sets national health policy, Menendez has long supported expanding health care for all Americans. Menendez underscored the importance of fully funding Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), which offer a wide range of high-quality health care services in communities throughout New Jersey. “I cannot think of anyone more rooted in the city of Camden or more …
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Rutgers Community Health Center Aims to Increase Access with New Location By M.E. CAGNASSOLA December 16, 2019 at 5:28 PM NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey First Lady Tammy Snyder Murphy joined state and local leaders on Monday to mark the beginning of an era for Rutgers Community Health Center, which cut the ribbon on its new, more accessible location on the New Community Corporation campus in Newark’s Central Ward. The grand opening also recognizes a new partnership between the NCC and RCHC, one of the nation’s only nurse-managed, federally qualified health centers (FQHC). The full-service clinic is a vital resource …
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Executive Moves: Bayer, One Wall Partners and more By ROI-NJ Staff New Jersey | Dec 17, 2019 at 5:35 am Executive Moves    Executive Moves is an occasional feature on ROI-NJ.com describing some of the important personnel changes in the New Jersey business community. Reports are based on news releases, edited for content, clarity and style.  Daniella Foster, Bayer Bayer announced Daniella Foster as the new head of public affairs and sustainability for the Consumer Health Division, effective Sept. 16. In her new role, Foster will be responsible for the development and execution of the division’s global public affairs and sustainability strategies. Foster will report to Heiko …
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‘Beacon of hope’: New Rutgers community health center opens in Newark Catherine Carrera, NorthJersey.com Published 5:45 a.m. ET Dec. 17, 2019 Victoria Cason once lived below the poverty line in one of Newark’s public housing complexes and experienced firsthand the barriers to preventive health care that the city’s low-income citizens face every day. But after the Rutgers Community Health Center opened in 2011, it not only gave her access to health care services, it provided training for her to become one of its first community health workers. Eight years later, Cason leads a team of advocates as the center expands its services …
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SJFMC Leader Linda Y. Flake Receives NJPCA Lifetime Achievement Award SJFMC Leader Linda Y. Flake Receives NJPCA Lifetime Achievement Award This article was originally published in the Hammonton Gazette at https://newsstand.joomag.com/en/the-hammonton-gazette-10-30-19-edition/0381670001572382560 …
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LabCorp extends reach in Midwest, Northeast Burlington-based life sciences company LabCorp (NYSE:LH) expanded its reach in the Midwest this week with its acquisition of South Bend Medical Foundation, based in northern Indiana. Meanwhile, a new partnership with a primary care association and a medical technology firm also grows the corporation’s patient data capabilities in the Northeast. Via the acquisition and through its existing partnership with Walgreens Pharmacy, LabCorp will now “considerably enhance” its ability to serve patients needs in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois. South Bend Medical Foundation, a 107-year-old non-profit, offers pathology and blood banking services to hospitals and …
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State Benefits from $2.5M-Plus in Oral Health Investment LILO H. STAINTON | SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 | HEALTH CARE Federal funds will be used to expand dental infrastructure and programs at a half-dozen community-based clinics. Health care leaders in New Jersey have tapped several federal grants to expand oral health programs at a half-dozen community-based clinics around the state, with initiatives expected to benefit many thousands of low-income residents annually. Three federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) will benefit from $300,000 each to expand dental infrastructure, part of $85 million in national grants announced last week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human …
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Newark Community Health Center CEO on NJ’s Health Issues May 22, 2018 State of Affairs with Steve Adubato sits down with Dr. Pamela Clarke, President & CEO, Newark Community Health Centers, Inc., to discuss health issues in New Jersey and ways to live a healthier lifestyle. This video was originally published on Steve Adubato’s You Tube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Anc6Sho8pY …
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Henry J. Austin Health Center Receives National Grant August 30, 2019 Henry J. Austin Health Center, Inc. in Trenton, New Jersey was among six community health centers in the U.S. to receive the BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) “Innovations in Care” award in recognition of their success in low-resource areas identifying and assisting vulnerable people to better manage complex chronic diseases and improve their health. The award-winning programs each received a $200,000 grant award to build upon their successful innovations, which include a common element of holistic, team-based care, and the close involvement of pharmacists in educating and counseling patients. The total …
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More Than $305K in Federal Grants Announced for South Jersey Community Health Centers By VINCENT DEBLASIO August 9, 2019 at 4:33 PM (left to right) Jayci Knights, chief medical officer, CAMcare; Rep. Donald Norcross; Mark Roberts, president and CEO of CAMcareCredits: Office of Congressman Donald Norcross Rep. Donald Norcross delivered the funding news at a CAMcare event Friday in celebration of National Health Centers Week.Credits: Office of Congressman Donald Norcross CAMDEN, NJ — Amid the excitement of National Health Centers Week, two community care organizations based in Camden received another reason to celebrate. Rep. Donald Norcross (D-NJ 1) announced Friday …
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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Authorizing Commandeering of Property Such as Medical Supplies Posted on April 2, 2020 by NJ.gov TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 113, authorizing the New Jersey State Director of Emergency Management to use the Governor’s full authority under the Disaster Control Act to commandeer personal services and / or real or personal property. This includes medical supplies and equipment from private companies and institutions in order to help meet the continued need for ventilators and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the State in hospitals, health care facilities, and emergency response agencies …
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Murphy Administration Launches Emergency Child Care Assistance Program Posted on April 2, 2020 by NJ.gov All ‘Essential’ Workers Qualify for Assistance Once RegisteredTRENTON – Administration officials with the New Jersey Departments of Children and Families (DCF) and Human Services (DHS) yesterday issued guidance for the Emergency Child Care Assistance Program for children of workers designated as ‘essential’ under Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 110. Through this program, the state will help support child care costs for essential workers. In order to participate, essential employees who wish to utilize emergency care services must complete an online registration form available at www.childcarenj.gov/emergency.  The State-supported, county-based Child Care …
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New Jersey to Extend Tax Filing Deadline to July 15, Budget Deadline to September 30 Posted on April 1, 2020 by Katherine Landergan New Jersey will extend the tax filing to July 15 and the deadline for passing a state budget to Sept. 30, Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leaders announced Wednesday morning. The state budget is typically due June 30, but that date is being pushed back three months to deal with severe financial disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. “The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused hardships, financial strain, and disruptions for many New Jerseyans and New Jersey businesses. As part of our response, …
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Persichilli: Coronavirus Surge Beginning in Northern New Jersey Posted on April 1, 2020 by Samantha Maldonado of Politico The surge in coronavirus cases has officially begun in northern New Jersey, state Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli said Wednesday, as the number of positive COVID-19 cases statewide has surpassed 22,000, with 355 deaths. “As the confirmed cases of COVID-19 are increasing in our state, we’re seeing an increased demand on our health care system,” Persichilli said during Wednesday’s daily briefing with Gov. Phil Murphy, adding that seven hospitals in the northern part of the state were diverting patients because of high census …
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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Remove Barriers to Health Care Professionals Joining New Jersey’s COVID-19 Response and Provide Protections for Front Line Health Care Responders Posted on April 1, 2020 by NJ.gov TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 112, authorizing the Division of Consumer Affairs to temporarily reactivate the licenses of recently retired health care professionals and grant temporary licenses to doctors licensed in foreign countries. The executive order also temporarily permits certain health care professionals to perform acts outside of their ordinary scope of practice and grants broad civil immunity to health care professionals …
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NJ Labor Department Urges Businesses To Keep Employees On The Payroll Through COVID-19 Posted on March 31, 2020 by NJ.gov 99.8% of Employers Qualify for 100% Reimbursement TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) is urging employers to keep employees on the payroll throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and to take advantage of a 100 percent, dollar for dollar, payroll tax credit provided under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). The federal law, which goes into effect on April 1, provides unprecedented support to employers to provide federal Emergency Paid Sick Leave and Emergency Paid Family …
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Governor Murphy Announces New Funding Sources to Assist Health Care Providers with COVID-19-Related Expenses Posted on March 28, 2020 by NJ.gov TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today detailed two new initiatives that will assist health care organizations with expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor announced a $140 million pre-payment to health care providers to support preparations related to COVID-19. Additionally, Governor Murphy announced that the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority (NJHCFFA) has launched a $6 million emergency loan program to assist New Jersey’s health care organizations during this time. “These new funding sources will help our …
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Murphy Announces Protective Gear Shipment, Signs Order for Daily Tallies Posted on March 28, 2020 by Politico Pro Gov. Phil Murphy said New Jersey received an overnight shipment Saturday of personal protective gear for those combating the coronavirus after he pressed President Donald Trump for more supplies the day before. “We got some of our requests, but I will not stop burning up the phones to the White House until we get all we need,” Murphy said at a briefing in Trenton Saturday afternoon. The shipment included more than 121,000 N95 masks, 1,000 medical beds, 287,000 surgical masks and 62,000 face …
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SNAP Recipients to Receive Additional Benefits During Coronavirus Emergency Posted on March 27, 2020 by Politico Pro New Jersey residents who receive food assistance through the state will get an extra benefit payment on Sunday and their benefits will be higher in April to help address food needs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act will provide $35 million in additional supplemental payments on Sunday to about 205,000 households enrolled in New Jersey’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Benefits for April will increase by another $35 million for those enrolled. “We want every individual …
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