From Grateful Patient to Fulfilled Medical Assistant
Spotlight on Jairo Hernandez During Medical Assistant Recognition Week Jairo Hernandez, a certified medical assistant at Zufall Health, vividly remembers the moment he chose to pursue a career in health care. At six years old, he witnessed a group of doctors visiting his remote Honduran community to provide essential medical care. With no nearby hospitals, many residents had never seen a doctor before. The gratitude of his neighbors, receiving urgent care,...
Morris County Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce Recognizes Zufall Health as Health Champion of the Year
Zufall Health is honored to have been recognized as the Health Champion of the Year by the Morris County Hispanic-American Chamber of Commerce (MCHACC) during its annual virtual gala. The ceremony, themed “Business Heroes in a Tough Economy,” was broadcast on Facebook Live, where it has been published for replay, on Wednesday, December 8. The virtual celebration featured musicians, singers, and remarks from leaders including U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Mikie Sherrill (NJ-11), Sen. Anthony Bucco (LD-25) and...
Zufall Receives Support from Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation to Improve Infectious Disease Care
Dover, N.J. --- Zufall Health was recently named a recipient of Direct Relief’s Innovation Awards in Community Health: Addressing Infectious Disease in Underserved Communities. The health center is one of 11 health care providers nationwide that will share a $2.5 million grant funded by the Pfizer Foundation to support innovative approaches to infectious disease education, screening, testing, treatment, and care. Zufall was cited for Peds in the Park, a program that...
Direct Relief Awards Zufall $500K grant from Covid-19 Fund for Community Health
Zufall Health is honored to be one of six health centers in the nation to receive a $500,000 grant from Direct Relief's "Covid-19 Fund for Community Health". Health Centers who received the award are located in COVID-19 hot spots, have expanded activities related to COVID-19 care, and serve communities of color that have been disproportionately affected by the virus. Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to Direct Relief for their steadfast...
Zufall CMA Karen Ponce Receives NJPCA Healthcare Hero Award
Karen Ponce, Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) at Zufall Health, was recently presented with a Healthcare Hero Award at the New Jersey Primary Care Association's Annual Conference. Awardees are selected based on their selfless commitment and unwavering dedication to the mission of their Community Health Center. For 10 years, Karen has been an exceptional, dependable and trustworthy team member at Zufall. Her compassion and desire to help her community is reflected...
Dedicated Volunteers Recognized by Zufall Health
Somerville, NJ – More than 100 dedicated volunteers who donate time, talents, and energy to Zufall Health were honored recently at the Fifth Annual Volunteer Appreciation event at the Bridgewater Manor. The volunteers provide a wide range of supportive services at the nonprofit community health center which offers affordable medical and dental care to patients in six New Jersey counties.
“We are most appreciative for the enthusiasm and dedication of the volunteers who support our work improving health in the communities we serve,” said Eva Turbiner, Zufall’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Were it not for the volunteers who helped Dr. Bob Zufall and his wife Kathryn establish the health center nearly 30 years ago, we might not exist today.”
The Kathleen Nordman Dental Quality Award’s First Recipient is Dr. Antonella Maietta
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Antonella Maietta is the first recipient of Zufall Health’s Kathleen Nordman Dental Quality Award. This award is given to a Zufall dental provider in recognition of exemplary quality of care and patient engagement. “I experienced that family feel from my earliest days at Zufall", said Dr. Maietta. "The camaraderie I have with my coworkers is comforting and fortifying. I appreciate how hardworking, empathetic,...
Denise Fallon Receives Healthcare Hero Award
Denise Fallon, Coordinator of the Cancer Education and Early Detection program at Zufall Health in Somerville, received the Healthcare Hero Award from the New Jersey Primary Care Association. Healthcare Heroes are selected for their unfaltering dedication to providing affordable and high-quality primary care services. Denise has helped thousands of low-income patients in Somerset County get essential cancer screenings for more than 10 years. Congratulations, Denise!...
Zufall Patient Navigator receives Lester Z. Lieberman Award
On July 17th, Zufall’s Patient Navigator for Seniors, Monica McKenzie received The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey's (HFNJ) 2017 Lester Z. Lieberman Award for Humanism in Healthcare for her significant efforts in assisting at-risk seniors in achieving desired medical outcomes. This year marked the 20th Anniversary for HFNJ's awards event at which 38 individuals and all former Leadership and Legacy Award winners were honored by the Foundation. (Pictured left to...
Dr. Amy Kotler Wins Population Health Hero Award
(June 7, 2017) Dr. Amy M. Kotler, a pediatrician practicing at Zufall Health in Dover, NJ since 2013, has received the New Jersey Department of Health’s Population Health Hero Award in the ‘Individual/Clinician’ category. The award acknowledged her work developing and providing leadership for Zufall’s Ándale program, a successful, innovative, hands-on initiative, addressing pediatric obesity prevention.
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