Patient Representative Holding Train Up Day Balloon

Zufall Emphasizes Career Development on Train Up Day

Zufall Health joined Community Health Centers (CHCs) throughout the state on October 10th for a Train Up Day to encourage career development and workforce opportunities within CHCs. Train Up Day provides a chance to share available positions and job openings for employees to grow within their organization. During the event, Zufall highlighted success stories of staff members who moved up the ladder, instructed employees about the various departments within the Health Center, as well as provided information about training and education opportunities available to employees.

Photo of Groundbreaking for new Zufall Health site in West Orange

Zufall Health Celebrates Groundbreaking at New West Orange Site

West Orange, N.J. (August 15, 2018) — Zufall Health, a federally funded community health center, commemorated National Health Center Week today with a groundbreaking ceremony for a $4.5 million building that will provide a patient-centered medical home to the most vulnerable residents of West Orange. The new site at 49 Mount Pleasant Avenue will be a relocation and expansion of Zufall’s office on Northfield Avenue which opened in 2014.

Photo of New Jersey's Health Commissioner posing with Zufall staff and Board

New Jersey’s Commissioner of Health Visits Zufall Health in Dover

Dover, NJ — (July 12, 2018)  Zufall Health recently welcomed  New Jersey Health Commissioner Dr. Shareef Elnahal who visited the health center’s medical and dental offices at its Dover headquarters site.

Led on a tour by Zufall Chief Operating Officer Eva Turbiner, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Rina Ramirez, and Chief Dental Officer Dr. Sam Wakim, the Commissioner had the opportunity to meet Manuel Hernandez, a young man who has been a Zufall patient since childhood.  He also interacted with medical, dental, and administrative staff.

Eight members of Zufall's Outreach staff standing next to sweet potato plants they planted.

Zufall’s Outreach Team Volunteers with America’s Grow-a-Row!

Members of Zufall's Outreach Department recently volunteered to spend an afternoon planting sweet potatoes at America's Grow-a-Row. Together the team planted 4,000 plants! The plants should yield about 32,000 pounds of sweet potatoes, which is 128,000 servings! We are so proud of our Outreach Team for their hard work! With the help of over 9,100 volunteers annually, America's Grow-a-Row is able to plant, pick, rescue, and donate over 1.3 million pounds...

Photo staff, keynote speaker and honorees at Volunteer Appreciation event

Zufall Health Recognizes Dedicated Volunteers

Ronald I. Deblinger, D.M.D., Named 2018 Zufall Volunteer Honoree

Somerville, NJ (June 5, 2018) – More than 100 volunteers who give their time, talents, and energy to Zufall Health were honored recently at the Fourth 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.

Photo of Team Zufall at New Jersey AIDS Walk 2018 in Morristown

Team Zufall Joins Hundreds for NJ AIDS Walk in Morristown

On Sunday, May 6th, Team Zufall joined hundreds of fellow walkers to complete a five mile loop through downtown and historic Morristown for New Jersey AIDS Walk, an annual state-wide event held in five locations around NJ. Participants walked in solidarity to show support for people living with HIV/AIDS and helped raise a state-wide total of $293,098 to assist the efforts of local HIV/AIDS service organizations. Proceeds from the Morristown...

Photo of Franklin High School staff in "Know More" T-shirts

Denim Day at Franklin High School Raises Awareness About Sexual Assault

On Wednesday, April 25, Franklin High School celebrated National Denim Day, an event that raises awareness about sexual assault. Guidance Counselors, Student Assistance Counselors, the Program Coordinator of Zufall Health’s Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Initiative (APPI) and many students participated in the day to educate their peers about this important issue.

Photo of three Zufall Health medical providers holding small gifts of appreciation

Zufall Celebrates Our Dedicated Staff on Provider Appreciation Day!

March 30th is Provider Appreciation Day! To celebrate, Zufall honored our amazing Providers with breakfast and a gift of thanks! Also, during the month of March, our patients submitted messages of gratitude to their Providers recognizing their dedication to the health of the communities Zufall serves. Here are just a few of our favorite messages: