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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...

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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...

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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...

Zufall Health paid tribute to more than 100 volunteers for their dedicated service to the health center at a recent event at the Bridgewater Manor. Pictured from left: Dr. Sam Wakim, DMD, Zufall chief dental officer; Betsy Roberts, senior vice president, Fulton Bank (retired); 2019 Volunteer of the Year Dr. Howard Rappoport, DMD; Phyllis Kumpf, Good as New Volunteer; and Eva Turbiner, Zufall President and CEO.

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.”

Zufall President and CEO Eva Turbiner standing with Dr. Antonella Maietta who is holding the Kathleen Nordman Dental Quality Award

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,...

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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, Population Health hero Award, Eva Turbiner, Andale Program

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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Zufall Recognizes Dedicated Volunteers

Dr. Lynne Carmickle named 2017 Volunteer Honoree

Somerville, NJ (June 1, 2017) – More than 100 volunteers who give their time, talents, and energy to Zufall Health were honored recently at the Third Annual Volunteer Appreciation event at the Bridgewater Marriott Hotel. 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.