Newark Community Health Centers Inc

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

HEALTH CENTER CLUSTER

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

ARRA - FACILITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES

RYAN WHITE PART C OUTPATIENT EIS PROGRAM

HEALTHY START INITIATIVE-ELIMINATING RACIAL/ETHNIC DISPARITIES

CATALYSTS FOR INFANT HEALTH EQUITY - THE NEWARK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. (NCHC), A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC), SEEKS TO REDUCE THE DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATE (IMR) REPORTED FOR BLACK INFANTS NATIONALLY, BY LOWERING THE RATES REPORTED FOR ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, ITS SERVICE AREA. NCHC WILL IMPLEMENT ITS EXISTING ACTION PLAN AS PART OF ITS DEDICATION TO OPTIMIZING HEALTH OUTCOMES AND REDUCING RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE. THESE ARE MAJOR PRIORITIES FOR NCHC AS THEY HELP THE AGENCY ACHIEVE ITS MISSION OF ASSURING THE CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT IN THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF ALL GROUPS, INCLUDING MOTHERS (HIGH RISK OBESE WOMEN) AND THEIR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY’S INFANT MORTALITY RATE FOR THE THREE YEARS 2017-2019 WAS 5.6/1,000 LIVE BIRTHS. ITS BLACK INFANT MORTALITY RATE (8.8) WAS EIGHT TIMES HIGHER THAN THE RATE NOTED FOR ITS WHITE NON-HISPANIC INFANTS (0.0, OR 18 DEATHS). BLACKS CONTRIBUTED 71% OF THE INFANT DEATHS. FURTHER, STATE DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW DISPARITIES IN IMR FOR BLACK WOMEN (8.9), WHICH IS 3.4 TIMES THE RATE REPORTED FOR THEIR WHITE COUNTERPARTS (2.6). (NJ STATE HEALTH ASSESSMENT DATA OR NJSHAD, 2019). OF INTEREST IS THE FACT THAT NCHC’S HEALTHY START (HS) SERVED 1,364 BLACK PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE 2020-2021 GRANT PERIOD; NEARLY HALF OBESE. A TOTAL OF 157 BABIES WERE BORN. ONLY NINE INFANTS WERE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, AND THERE WERE NO INFANT DEATHS. NEW JERSEY IS THE 4TH WEALTHIEST STATE IN THE NATION (WORLDPOPULATIONREVIEW.COM, 2021). YET ESSEX COUNTY, IT SECOND MOST POPULOUS COUNTY, RANKS 19TH IN MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AMONG THE STATE’S 21 COUNTIES. SOME ATTRIBUTABLE FACTORS TO THE COUNTY’S LOW ECONOMIC RANKING INCLUDE THE FACT THAT FOUR OF ITS MOST POPULOUS COMMUNITIES, NAMELY NEWARK, EAST ORANGE, IRVINGTON, AND ORANGE HAVE LARGE MINORITY GROUPS, AND ARE PLAGUED BY SOCIAL ILLS SUCH AS POVERTY, LOW LITERACY RATE, AND SEVERAL WELL-KNOWN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS WITH IMPLICATIO NS FOR POOR HEALTH OUTCOMES. THERE IS A PREPONDERANCE OF MEDICAID-INSURED IN THESE COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING NEWARK (33.4%), THE COUNTY SEAT (U.S. CENSUS, 2015-2019); THE SITE OF THREE NCHC’S CLINICS. MEDICAID-INSURED AT NCHC IN 2021 WAS 53%; ANOTHER 24% WERE UNINSURED. THE COUNTY ALSO HOUSES THE STATE’S LARGEST UNINSURED (11.6%), AND MEDICAID-INSURED (20%). STATE DATA SHOW 7.9% AND 17% FOR UNINSURED AND MEDICAID-INSURED, RESPECTIVELY (US CENSUS, 2019; MEDICAID IN NJ, 2019). THE COUNTY’S URBAN AREAS ALSO REPORT A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS, STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ENTERING COLLEGE BY OCTOBER AFTER THEY GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL (49%), AND LOW FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE GRADUATION RATE; ONE IN FOUR GRADUATES WITHIN SIX YEARS (WALL, 2018). THE 2018-19 GRADUATION RATE FOR ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE IN NEWARK IS 16% (ONLY 2% COMPLETED THEIR PROGRAM WITHIN NORMAL TIME), 24% FOR NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (NJIT) IN NEWARK, AND 33% FOR RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (COLLEGEFACTUAL.COM, 2021). NCHC IS AWARE THAT BLACK MATERNAL AND CHILD OUTCOMES AND HEALTH DISPARITIES ARE SHAPED BY WHAT EXPERTS HAVE DEEMED “BROADER INTERPERSONAL, INSTITUTIONAL, COMMUNITY AND POLICY FACTORS SUCH AS INSTITUTIONAL RACISM, PROVIDERS’ CULTURAL COMPETENCE, ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, NEIGHBORHOOD QUALITY, AND ECONOMIC AND HOUSING POLICY” (ALIA, ET AL., 2010; RENO, ET AL., 2018). THEREFORE, TO ADDRESS THE RACIAL DISPARITY IN BIRTH OUTCOMES, NCHC IS FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT WILL ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH’S (SDOH) DOMAIN 2 (I.E., EDUCATION ACCESS AND QUALITY), AND DOMAIN 3 (I.E., HEALTH CARE ACCESS AND QUALITY) WHICH ARE PROVEN TO IMPACT HIGH INFANT MORTALITY RATES AMONG BLACK WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN. EDUCATION HELPS TO BUILD BEHAVIORS AND HABITS THAT HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON HEALTH, WHILE ACCESS TO QUALITY CARE HELPS ADDRESS STRUCTURAL, POLICY AND SYSTEMS ISSUES THAT REDUCE RISK OF BOTH MATERNAL AND INFANT DEATHS.

PS10-1003 HIV PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBO'S

HEALTH CENTER CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY (CARES) ACT FUNDING

ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD IMPLEMENTATION INITIATIVE

HEALTH CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

ARRA - CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

FY 2020 EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR CORONAVIRUS TESTING (ECT)

CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

PS04-064, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS(HIV) PREVENTION PROJECTS FOR CBOS

FY 2024 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE EXPANSION - NCHC WAS ESTABLISHED AS A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN 1986 AND HAS EXPANDED TO BECOME ONE OF ESSEX COUNTY’S LARGEST COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR THE UNINSURED & MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST POPULATED AREAS. IT OPERATES AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND HOLDS THE STATUS OF A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER (FQHC) AND IS AN ACTIVE H80 GRANTEE. IT IS OVERSEEN BY A GOVERNANCE BOARD COMPRISED OF PATIENTS, LOCAL COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, AND LEADERS FROM THE BUSINESS SECTOR, ENSURING THAT THE CENTER ALIGNS WITH THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND PRIORITIES OF OUR COMMUNITIES. SIX NCHC CLINICAL SITES ARE IN NEWARK, EAST ORANGE, ORANGE, AND IRVINGTON SERVING POPULATION OF 48,420 PATIENTS, IN 2023. OF THESE 75% OF PATIENTS ARE BELOW FPL AND 18% ARE UNINSURED. THE ZIP CODES WE SERVE HAVE HIGH PREVALENCE RATE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. IN 2022, 37.6% OF DEATHS WERE REPORTED FOR UNINTENTIONAL DRUG OVERDOSE AND 58.54% OF PATIENTS WERE ADDRESSED FOR MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS ALONE IN ESSEX COUNTY, IDENTIFIED AS A TOP HEALTH ISSUE IN A COMMUNITY NEEDS HEALTH ASSESSMENT. NCHC A COMMUNITY-BASED FQHC AND ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE (NCQA) PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME (PCMH), UTILIZES THE CHEROKEE MODEL THAT OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF COORDINATED AND INTEGRATED PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LEVEL COUNSELING, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES; AND REFERRALS TO PSYCHOLOGIST AND/OR PSYCHIATRIST; AND MEDICAL SERVICES. NCHC IS AIMING TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS TO COMBAT STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH ADDICTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. TO REDUCE WITH STIGMA, IT IS IMPLEMENTING FOCUSED AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY SUD SKILLED TRAINING INITIATIVES. NCHC WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES FOCUSED ON CULTURAL COMPETENCY & LANGUAGE MATTERS. IT IS TAILORED TO MEET THE SP ECIFIC NEEDS OF OUR PATIENT POPULATION; THIS INCLUDES REPLACING STIGMATIZING LANGUAGE AND TO ENHANCE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY & CULTURAL AWARENESS AMONG THE STAFF. OUR MULTILINGUAL COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE WILL PROVIDE RESOURCES IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES TO CATER TO OUR DIVERSE PATIENT POPULATION, ADDRESSING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN ATTITUDES TOWARD ADDICTION & MENTAL HEALTH. UNDER OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY SUD SKILLED TRAINING INITIATIVES, NCHC IS EXPANDING THE INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM WITH BEHAVIORAL SPECIALIST, SPECIALIZED PRACTITIONER, AND A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER. THIS COLLABORATION OF SPECIALIZED SKILLS INTENTS TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT OUTCOMES FOR CURRENT AND NEW PATIENTS WITH MH & SUD ACROSS ALL SIX OF OUR SITES IN ESSEX COUNTY. ADDITIONALLY, NCHC WILL EXPAND ITS CURRENT CYBERMED TELEHEALTH SERVICES ENSURING TIMELY ACCESS TO CARE TO PATIENTS WITH SOCIAL NEEDS. TO CREATE AN INTEGRATED NETWORK, NCHC WILL COLLABORATE WITH EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS COALITIONS, TO PROMOTE OUR SERVICES IN ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL, STATE, & NATIONAL STRATEGIES AIMED AT REDUCING STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THIS INCLUDES PROVIDING MEDICATION FOR OPIOID USE DISORDER (MOUD) TREATMENT AND DETOXIFICATION RESOURCES, AS WELL AS DIRECT REFERRALS TO INPATIENT AND PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION SERVICES FOR SUD PATIENTS REQUIRING HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE. NCHC WILL SCHEDULE SHARED GROUP SESSIONS TO EDUCATE PATIENTS ON PRIMARY DRUG MISUSE PREVENTION. THESE SESSIONS WILL ADDRESS THE MISUSE OF SUBSTANCES SUCH AS ALCOHOL, NICOTINE, HEROIN, OTHER OPIATES, AND VARIOUS DRUGS, WHICH ARE RECOGNIZED AS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO MENTAL HEALTH AND OTHER PHYSICAL HEALTH ISSUES. AT NCHC, WE USE THE SBIRT STRATEGY TO IDENTIFY DRUG USE AMONG ALL NEW & CURRENT PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS. THOSE IDENTIFIED WILL BE REFERRED TO OUR INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM, WHICH OFFERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CASE MANAGEMENT, INDIVIDUAL & GROUP COUNSELING, AND REFERRALS TO PSYCHIATRISTS OR PSYCHOLOGISTS.

FY 2023 EXPANDING COVID-19 VACCINATION

ARRA - INCREASE SERVICES TO HEALTH CENTERS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - NEWARK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. (NCHC) CHOOSES THE SERVICE CAPACITY CATEGORY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ACTIVITY TO PURCHASE DENTAL EQUIPMENT FOR EXPANDING DENTAL SERVICE CAPACITY. PURCHASES WILL INCLUDE, PANORAMIC X-RAY, DENTAL CHAIRS AND ORAL CANCER SCREENING EQUIPMENT WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED AT ONE OF THE NCHC SITES 444 WILLIAMS STREET, EAST ORANGE, NJ. THE ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT WILL GIVE NCHC THE COMPETITIVE EDGE AND ENHANCED SYSTEMS TO BETTER SERVE OUR RYAN WHITE/HIV CLIENTS. USE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES WILL BE MEASURED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: 1. TO DEVELOP ONGOING AND ROUTINE DENTAL TEAM TRAININGS: TRAINING SCHEDULES WOULD BE DEVELOPED FOR ALL DENTAL TEAM MEMBERS: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF TRAINING WOULD BE COMPLETED BY ALL DENTAL TEAM MEMBERS AND AS SUPERVISED BY THE DENTAL CLINICAL DIRECTOR; 2. TO DESIGNATE PATIENT WORK FLOWS: IN-HOUSE REFERRAL SYSTEM FOR PATIENT WORKFLOW WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE IMAGING AND SCREENINGS ARE AVAILABLE AND SCHEDULED FOR RYAN WHITE CLIENTS. 3. TO INCORPORATE BENCHMARKS INTO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT/QUALITY ASSURANCE (QI/QA) REVIEWS: IN CONJUNCTION WITH DENTAL TEAM LEADERSHIP, BENCHMARKS WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR PANORAMIC X-RAY AND USE FOR APPROPRIATE CLINICAL INDICATIONS. MONTHLY REVIEWS WOULD FOLLOW WITH INCORPORATION OF RESULTS INTO QUALITY IMPROVEMENT/QUALITY ASSURANCE (QI/QA) PROCESSES. IN THIS MANNER, ON SITE PANORAMIC X-RAY UTILIZATION WOULD BE MONITORED FOR CARE ACCESSIBILITY AND EFFICIENCY GOALS. LIMITATIONS IN SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE HAVE BEEN MANIFESTED BY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN THE HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE REDUCTION OF ACUTE CARE RESOURCES AND REDIRECTION OF SERVICES THAT AFFECT THE DELIVERY OF CARE WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA. AREA HOSPITALS HAVE DWINDLED FROM SIX TO THREE, NEGATIVELY IMPACTING THE MOST VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK POPULATIONS. THE EVOLVING HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN NEW JERSEY HAS SEEN INDIVIDUAL HOSPITALS MERGE INTO HOSPITAL SYSTEM S. SEVERAL HOSPITALS HAVE AGREED TO COOPERATE AND SHARE SERVICES, AND/OR HAVE CLOSED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THESE CLOSURES HAVE CAUSED HOSPITALS IN THE SURROUNDING AREAS TO HAVE INCREASED EMERGENCY ROOM UTILIZATION, AND PRIMARY AND DENTAL CARE PROVIDERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN VOLUME WHICH IN TURN IS CAUSING EXTENDED WAITING PERIODS FOR PATIENTS TO GET THE CARE REQUIRED. BECAUSE OF THE REAL AND THREATENED DECREASE IN SERVICES AND ACCESS TO CARE FOR THE SERVICE AREA, NCHC’S ROLE AS AN ESSENTIAL PROVIDER OF CARE IS EXPANDING. AREA HOSPITALS HAVE APPROACHED NCHC TO SEEK WAYS FOR THE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE SOME OF THE CAPACITY TO MEET THE RISING DEMAND FOR SERVICES. ACCORDINGLY, NCHC HAS DEVELOPED COALITIONS AND COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THE AREAS THAT THEY SERVE AND HAS RECENTLY EXPANDED ITS PHYSICAL AND CLINICAL CAPACITY TO MEET INCREASING NEEDS.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS - NCHC IS A COMPREHENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED, FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CARE CENTER AND LEVEL 3 PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME OFFERING COORDINATED AND INTEGRATED PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE SERVICES FOR PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) IN THE CITY OF NEWARK AND ITS CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITIES. NCHC SERVES THE POOR, MINORITY, UN/UNDERINSURED, MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED, AND AT-RISK SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN THE STATE’S MOST DENSELY POPULATED MUNICIPALITIES THROUGH ITS SIX CLINICAL SITES LOCATED IN NEWARK, EAST ORANGE, IRVINGTON AND ORANGE. TODAY, NCHC SERVES MORE THAN 46,000 CONSUMERS OF ALL AGES ANNUALLY. THE PRIMARY CARE PROGRAM PROVIDES ADULT MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, AND DENTISTRY SERVICES. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIAL WORK, HIV TESTING & COUNSELING, NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING, AND OUTREACH SERVICES. NCHC IS RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING RYAN WHITE PART C CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OF $150,000 FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. AS OF 2019, APPROXIMATELY 10,000 RESIDENTS OF ESSEX COUNTY, WERE REPORTED TO BE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS PER THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DIVISION OF HIV, STD/STI SERVICES. THE MAJORITY OF PLWHA ARE BLACK 78%; 14% ARE HISPANIC, AND AS A PART, A DISPROPORTIONATE SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION IS UNDOCUMENTED AND IMMIGRANT POPULATION. UNIVERSALLY, OVER 4,056 RESIDENTS IN ESSEX COUNTY ARE PLWHA AND NOT IN MEDICAL CARE. BARRIERS AFFECTING THIS MEASURE INCLUDE: POVERTY, LANGUAGE RESTRICTIONS, LACK OF EDUCATION, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, AND HIGH INCIDENCE OF CRIME AND DRUG ABUSE. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MAJOR SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH OF PLWHA’S RECEIVING SERVICES IN THE NEWARK AND THE ESSEX COUNTY AREA. NCHC IS A PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, EMPLOYING A ONE-STOP-SHOP MODEL AND DESIGNED TO ADDRESS REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO CARE, PROMOTE PATIENT CARE COORDINATION, AND FOSTER SERVICE ENHANCEMENTS. KEY ELEMENTS INCLUDE: INTEGRATION OF PREVENTION AND CARE, EARLY INTERVENTION AND EXPEDITED ENTRY INTO CARE, ACCE SS TO AND RETENTION IN CLIENT-CENTERED CARE THROUGH CONCENTRATED MEDICAL CASE MANAGEMENT EFFORTS, IMPROVED OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM REFINEMENTS THROUGH PROACTIVE QUALITY MANAGEMENT, AND ULTIMATELY THE REDUCTION OF HEALTH DISPARITIES. TO ADDRESS THE UNMET DEMAND, NCHC IS RESPECTFULLY APPLYING FOR FUNDING TO SUPPORT THREE ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS TO INCREASE SERVICES AND IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PLWHA AS MEASURED BY AGENCY DATA COLLECTION.

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

FY 2023 BRIDGE ACCESS PROGRAM

FY 2020 CORONAVIRUS SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING FOR HEALTH CENTERS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM PART C EIS COVID-19 RESPONSE

RYAN WHITE TITLE III HIV CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING GRANTS

COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - NEWARK COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, INC. (NCHC) HAS BEEN STANDING STRONG IN THE GREATER NEWARK, ESSEX COUNTY COMMUNITY FOR 34 YEARS. WE CONTINUE TO GROW AND HAVE REDEFINED OUR STRATEGIC PLAN TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTH CARE, REDUCE HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES AND IMPROVE OUR FINANCIAL POSITION. NCHC HAS BEEN AWARDED LEVEL THREE NCQA PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOME 2011 RECOGNITION AND IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROVIDERS OF COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR THE UNINSURED AND MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN NEW JERSEY’S MOST DENSELY POPULATED CITIES. NCHC IS REQUESTING FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000 TO RENOVATE ITS NEW EAST ORANGE, NJ HEALTH CENTER FROM A COMMERCIAL BUILDING TO A HEALTH CARE FACILITY. THE INTERIOR OF THE LEASED PROPERTY WILL BE RECONFIGURED TO CREATE EXAM ROOMS, PATIENT WAITING AREAS AND OFFICE SPACE FOR STAFF. EVEN THOUGH MANY COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDINGS ARE DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MODERN ACCESSIBILITY CODES, CONVERTING TO A MEDICAL USE WILL FORCE ADDITIONAL UPGRADES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE THE BEST PATIENT CARE. THE NEW SITE, LOCATED AT 533 MAIN STREET, EAST ORANGE NJ COVERING 4,300 SQUARE FEET WILL BE RENOVATED AND WILL SERVE AS A FULL-SERVICE SITE PROVIDING FAMILY PRACTICE, DENTISTRY, PEDIATRICS, ADULT MEDICINE AND ORAL HEALTH SERVICES.

ARRA - FACILITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM