COMMUNITY PARTNERS

The Plainfield Health Center has established a variety of relationships within the City of Plainfield and beyond, to further the quality of health care to our citizens. The following is a partial list of those affiliations:

CENTRAL NJ MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH CONSORTIUM, Inc.
CNJMCHC is a regional maternal and child health planning body regulated by New Jersey State Department of Health (NJSDOH). It recommends and approves programs and coordinated services, regionally. PHC actively participates as a member of the executive board and has representation from PHC midwifery staff on several key committees. Several funded CNJMCHC activities are sited at PHC including outreach and liaison services.

MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
MRMC and PHC have administered an innovative and effective joint OB/GYN program servicing the greater Plainfield area since 1988. This program has provided the community with the security of board certified OB/GYN physicians at the medical center twenty-four hours a day as well as the expertise of a group practice model (physicians/certified nurse midwives) at the health center.

NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HEALTHSTART PROGRAM
PHC has been a lauded provider of the NJDOH HealthStart program for several years. As such, the DOH confirms that true comprehensive services, including but not limited to case management, outreach, and health education, are provided for prenatal patients of the Center. This intensive and data rich service has as its key component extensive risk assessment allowing at-risk mothers and infants to receive early education and intervention.

CITY OF PLAINFIELD DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
PHC provides the city's immunization and sexually transmitted disease clinic services. Both of these services are essential for maintaining short and long-term health of PHC's maternal and pediatric population.

UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY-NEW JERSEY DENTAL SCHOOL
UMDNJ-NJDS has furnished an elaborate state of the art dental operation at PHC. In addition, the school provides for the services of faculty level dentists and orthodontists to provide necessary dental care for the prenatal patients at PHC.

PLAINFIELD BOARD OF EDUCATION
Cardinal Health Center, a satellite center of PHC, has recently been established at Plainfield High School. PHC's board certified adolescent medicine physician works at this site to intervene early for both the prevention of at risk pregnancies as well as assuring that pregnant teens receive care as early in their pregnancies as possible. This is in addition to a long-standing program at the high school whereby PHC has provided clinical and counseling services to the school's School Based Youth Services Program.

The Healthy Place at Washington Community School is the newest school based initiative for the Plainfield Health Center. The primary goal of this center named is to help improve access to primary healthcare services for the children of Plainfield at the elementary school level. The mission is to improve the overall health of our children by encouraging healthy lifestyle choices and promoting disease prevention.

ST PETER'S MEDICAL CENTER
SPMC provides coverage for PHC high-risk OB patients. The hospital also provides high level diagnostic testing and genetic counseling.

SOLARIS HEALTH SYSTEM
In 2002, Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center became part of the Solaris Health System. The Plainfield Health Center, through its affiliation with Muhlenberg, extended that affiliation to the Solaris Health System.

UNION COUNTY HIV PROVIDER CONSORTIUM
PHC's participation has allowed for access to support and referral networks for prenatal patients and their families who are infected and affected by HIV disease. These services can include help with food, transportation, rent, substance abuse counseling, etc.

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