For Immediate Release  August 8, 2022  Contact: Carly Nocchi, NJPCA Communications Specialist   (732) 664-7018 (cell) or cnocchi@njpca.org    Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, NJPCA, and Partners Celebrate National Health Center Week at State Kick-Off  Neighborhood Health Services Corporation, the New Jersey Primary Care Association (NJPCA), U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Region II, New Jersey Department of Human Services, New Jersey Department of Health, the Plainfield, NJ Mayor’s Chief of Staff and Director of Communications and Technology Jazz Clayton-Hunt, Assemblywoman Linda S. Carter, U.S. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (via video message), the Constituent Advocate from U.S. Senator Menendez’s office Carolina Montes, …

For Immediate Release March 29, 2021 New Jersey Community Health Center Advocates Honored during National Conference Community Health Center representatives from Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers (SJFMC) and CompleteCare Health Network (CCHN) have been honored by the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) for their leadership in advocacy.  The award ceremony took place during the 2021 NACHC Policy and Issues Forum.  During the virtual program, SJFMC President and CEO, Linda Y. Flake, MBA, was inducted into the NACHC Grassroots Advocacy Hall of Fame.  CCHN Vice President of Community Relations, Meghan Spinelli received the Elizabeth K. Cooke Most Valuable Player …

MEDIA RELEASE   •   MEDIA RELEASE   •   MEDIA RELEASE Novartis US Foundation supports telehealth programs to provide access to care for New Jersey’s most vulnerable communities Partnership with NJPCA, which represents 23 community health centers in NJ, funded 5 telehealth pilots; programs serving as role models for centers across state The Grant enabled NJ community health centers to quickly implement telehealth to maintain continuity of care for underserved communities, especially critical during the current COVID-19 pandemic Novartis US Foundation supports programs to reimagine healthcare through use of digital tools to reduce barriers to care East Hanover, April 30, 2020 — The …

For Immediate Release March 13, 2020 Contact: Toni Granato, New Jersey Primary Care Association (NJPCA) Communications Coordinator, (609) 689-9930 ex. 19 False COVID-19 Message via Internet Blogsite NJPCA would like to address false information relating to Federally Qualified Health Centers’ ability to provide free COVID-19 tests. FQHCs in New Jersey as well as other states have become aware of a very odd and inaccurate message about Health Center free testing links on a variety of sites, some federal and some non-federal including via dealsfinders.blog: https://dealsfinders.blog/12/where-to-get-covid-19-test-in-united-states/.  Some Health Centers have had members of the public walk into their site asking for …

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 …

                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, …

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, …

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, …

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 …