Overview
NHSC is a Federally Qualified Health Center that provides ambulatory primary care to medically underserved and uninsured residents in Plainfield and Elizabeth, New Jersey, across four locations. It offers a full range of services including adult medicine, pediatrics, women’s health (HealthStart OB/GYN with nurse-midwives and physicians), dentistry, podiatry, and testing/treatment for HIV, Hepatitis, and STIs. The center accepts Medicare and Medicaid and uses a sliding fee scale for uninsured patients, supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to expand access. Its mission is to improve health equity by delivering affordable, quality care in a culturally diverse, safe environment, using school-based clinics to reach students.
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What believers are saying
- NHSC launched a three-year $5.5 million capital campaign on its 2026 website.
- Kerri Powell said 2025 reforms improved EMR flow, vendor cleanup, and revenue-cycle collections.
- New Jersey's sickle cell pilot and upcoming mammogram services add reimbursable clinical volume.
What critics are saying
- FY2025 revenue was $11.2 million against $12.4 million in expenses, deepening losses.
- Plainfield bailed out NHSC with $1.3 million in September 2025 after closure risk.
- Two 2025 layoff rounds and reduced salaries signal a fragile operating model and resignation risk.
What makes Neighborhood Health unique
- NHSC is Plainfield's only FQHC with Medicaid, Medicare, and sliding-fee access.
- Its Plainfield and Elizabeth sites served about 8,300 patients in September 2025.
- NHSC combines adult medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, dentistry, podiatry, and school clinics.
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