Benefit Brings School-Based Health Center Closer to Opening Its Doors

Supporters Unite to Raise Funds, Honor Founders’ Legacy Zufall Health is nearing the opening of its first school-based health center in Franklin Township (Somerset County), thanks to its annual fundraiser, the Be Well Benefit. The October 9 event at Brooklake Country Club raised funds to outfit the new facility, set to open in 2025.  “Since 2022, we have provided services to students in the district using our mobile van, and we’ll soon...

October 9: Support Our School-Based Health Center!

This year’s Be Well Benefit honors Zufall Health founders Dr. Bob and Kay Zufall while raising funds for our first school-based health center. In the early days of our health center, many of the patients served were schoolchildren needing physicals and vaccines, along with their busy, working parents and family members. Often, these patients had nowhere else to turn for essential health care services, but the Zufalls welcomed them with open...

Fingerpainted Masterpiece Honors Dr. Bob and Kay Zufall

Nonprofit community health center Zufall Health was recently honored by healthcare marketing agency Fingerpaint Group with a remarkable tribute to its founders Robert “Dr. Bob” Zufall, MD, and Kathryn “Kay” Zufall. On June 18, Fingerpaint Group leadership (Jenny McKenna, Chief of Staff, Fingerpaint Group; Tracy Blackwell, General Manager, Fingerpaint; and Dawn Contillo, SVP Group Account Director, Fingerpaint) presented Zufall President and CEO Fran Palm, MPA, and colleagues with an original four-by-five-foot...

Give in Memory of Dr. Bob

Please donate to keep our co-founder’s legacy alive The Zufall Health Foundation is proud to support the meaningful work to which Robert “Dr. Bob” Zufall, MD, devoted so much of his life with his wife, Kay. As we mourn his passing, we also celebrate his commitment to providing our most vulnerable neighbors with access to high-quality and affordable health care. Per Dr. Bob’s wishes, the Zufall Health Foundation is accepting gifts in...

They led, and a community followed

How the Zufalls’ inspiring vision drove volunteers and donors to support health care access When Robert “Dr. Bob” and Kathryn “Kay” Zufall decided to spend their retirement providing affordable medical services to Dover’s underserved, they had few resources. Their one-room clinic had a portable exam table, a makeshift privacy curtain, and no other staff. Dr. Bob was the sole medical provider, while Kay managed administration, fundraising, and translation for their mostly...