COVID-19Friday, September 8th, 2017
Join us as we celebrate 40 Years of Commitment, Compassion and Care during National Health Center Week, August 13th to the 19th . (Click the slide show for a list of events)
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Senator Cory Booker tours SJFMC’s Burlington City Center and holds round table discussion with patients. After hearing their emotional stories, Senator Booker promised to preserve their right to quality and affordable healthcare.
Read more >Friday, August 25th, 2017
The first “Farmacy,” a learning garden at our Burlington City Health Center, launched in August 2017. In collaboration with the Insurgo Project and Burlington City High School, the garden program fuses food justice, social entrepreneurialism and civic leadership under an educational philosophy that highlights SJFMC’s deep history and agricultural roots. SJFMC’s Farmacy program aims at decreasing the rates of chronic disease and promotes healthy lifestyles through nutritious eating. By becoming a part of this exciting movement, students and patients gain…
Read more >Friday, August 18th, 2017
Image Caption: Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo, D-Atlantic, left, Linda Y. Flake, President/CEO, SJFMC, and Assemblyman Chris Brown, R-Atlantic, stand united at the Merle Pavilion Naming Dedication in Pleasantville. SJFMC honored longtime public servant for patients, Dr. Nancy Merle, MD with a dedication ceremony during National Health Center Week 2017. Political parties united while vowing to protect Americans in search of quality health care as our Pleasantville Health Center officially became the Merle Pavilion. Assemblyman Vincent Mazzeo (D) said, “SJFMC saves lives…
Read more >Sunday, August 13th, 2017
Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers (SJFMC) offered free medical and dental screenings for the community in celebration of 40 years of providing compassion, care and commitment to South Jersey families. SJFMC’s events were planned as a part of National Health Center Week (NHCW). The national campaign ran August 13-19 with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers over the course of more than five decades. While there are countless reasons to celebrate America’s…
Read more >Saturday, July 29th, 2017
By: David Levinsky Burlington County Times, Staff Writer BURLINGTON CITY — The sudden defeat of the Republicans’ health care overhaul in the U.S. Senate won’t bring back Josef Pfeiffer’s father, who died after losing his job and his health insurance in 2003. “He had a choice between paying the mortgage or for COBRA. He paid the mortgage, and then his cancer came back,” Pfeiffer said Saturday. “With the Affordable Care Act’s expanded Medicaid, we would have been covered.” Pfeiffer shared…
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