A health care provider measures a patient's blood pressure in a medical exam room.

Navigating New Beginnings: Compassionate, Comprehensive Care for Refugee Patients

In the busy halls of Zufall Health – Plainsboro, a diverse array of patients receives health care services. Among them is Hassan*, a father of four and refugee from Afghanistan. Since his first visit to the health center in September 2023, Hassan has been addressing a number of health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and hypertension, under the care of nurse practitioner Nancy Patel, DNP, FNP-BC, and colleagues....

2023 Construction Activity to Improve Patient Experience

Zufall Health’s ability to deliver high-quality health care to our 42,000 patients will be enhanced during the coming year through the completion of a number of new construction, renovation, and expansion projects. “The mid-year opening of our new West Orange site and improvements at our existing facilities will better serve our current patients and accommodate future growth,” explained Eva Turbiner, Zufall’s president and chief executive officer. Replacing our modest West Orange office...

Meet Your Provider: Patricia Kao, M.D.

Pediatricians have a big responsibility to the littlest members of our community: they help patients ages birth to 21 grow into healthy adults. For Zufall Health’s Patricia Kao, M.D., being a pediatrician also means helping young patients overcome barriers to care. As the lead physician at Zufall’s Plainsboro site for the last year and, previously, a physician at our Somerville location for five years, Kao uses a person-centered, trauma-informed approach to...

va Turbiner, CEO of Zufall Health, and James Demetriades, CEO of Penn Medicine Princeton Health, led a ribbon cutting to open Zufall Health Center – Plainsboro. Left to right: Patricia Kao, MD, Medical Director; Frances L. Palm, Chief Operating Officer, Zufall Health; Barbara Yost, Vice President, Network Development, Princeton Health; Barbara Edwards, MD, Academic Director of Ambulatory Residency Program; Turbiner; Bill Shuler, Chairman, Zufall Health Board of Directors; Demetriades; Linda Seeley, Secretary, Zufall Health Board of Directors; Rina Ramirez, MD, FACP, Chief Medical Officer, Zufall Health; and Ayda Tello, Administrative Director.

New Zufall Health Location Opens in Plainsboro

Plainsboro, NJ - On May 1, Zufall Health opened it's ninth location after taking the helm of a community health center on the Penn Medicine Princeton Health campus in Plainsboro, NJ. The health center has been renamed Zufall Health - Plainsboro. James Demetriades, CEO of Princeton Health, said the center has always played an important role toward fulfilling Princeton Health’s mission, serving uninsured and underinsured members of the healthcare system’s central...