News & Announcements

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…

By: David Levinsky, Burlington County Times, Staff Writer BURLINGTON CITY — Samantha Williams says her son nearly died four years ago because she hesitated taking him to the hospital for an asthma attack. Williams, of Burlington, said she was unemployed at the time, had no health insurance, and was worried about how she would pay for the hospital bill. Eventually she decided she had no choice. “The doctor told me if I had waited five more minutes, my son, Zachary,…

For Immediate Release: March 15, 2017 Contact: Mika Highsmith-Hasan, Communications Manager Mika.Hasan@sjfmc.org or 609-481-3075 SENATOR BOB MENENDEZ AND HEALTH CARE ADVOCATES RALLY AGAINST THE PROPOSED HEALTH CARE PLAN Burlington City, NJ – In the wake of the Congressional Budget Office’s devastating analysis of the proposed Congressional health care bill, Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers, Inc. (SJFMC) will host a health care forum and press conference led by U.S Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ). Representatives from the New Jersey Primary Care Association,…

By: Dubravka Kolumbic Burlington County Times, Correspondent MOORESTOWN — Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers Inc. is the recipient of this year’s Burlington County Times Good-Doers award. The nonprofit health services provider garnered the most votes via an online BCT readers’ poll. As a result, the newspaper will work with the organization to produce a three-minute public service announcement. “We’re ecstatic,” CEO Linda Flake said. “It’s always great to be appreciated, to be recognized. It’s encouraging.” For nearly 40 years, the…

By: Dubravka Kolumbic Burlington County Times, Correspondent Receiving affordable quality health care can seem out of reach to many Burlington County residents, especially the uninsured or those living below the poverty level. Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers Inc. is working to change that. For nearly 40 years, the federally funded nonprofit has been providing primary and preventive health services to area residents who otherwise may not be able to afford such care. “What we do is so important, because we…

Southern Jersey Family Medical Centers offers competitive loan repayment programs through the Health Resources and Services Administration for primary care medical, dental and mental health clinicians working at approved NHSC facilities in Health Professional Shortage Areas. Full-time clinicians working at high-need sites can receive $60,000 for their initial two-year commitment and may be eligible to apply for additional years of support to repay their student loans. Part-time opportunities are also available. More on the National Health Service Corps More on…