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Four months after the Healy administration first proposed closing Jersey City’s Preventive Medicine Clinic and outsourcing all of its functions to the private nonprofit Horizon Health Center, the Downtown clinic remains open and the jobs of the 14 health workers slated to be laid off are safe — for now.
- Outsourcing the Free STD Clinic: Officials with Horizon Health Center, which is set to take over Jersey City’s free STD clinic, told anxious City Council members yesterday they plan to offer “comprehensive” health care at the clinic. As we’ve reported, there are serious concerns that Horizon doesn’t offer the same level of care that [...]
The Healy administration’s plan to close Jersey City’s Preventive Medicine Clinic and outsource all of its functions to the private nonprofit Horizon Health Center has been held up once again, as new questions have arisen about how many entities can apply for a state grant to fund part of the services. The latest snag in the plan also comes as several clinic workers have filed formal appeals of their layoffs with the state Civil Service Commission.
After previously telling JCI that the city was opting not to apply for a state grant that used to cover part of the Preventive Medicine Clinic’s expense, officials have reversed course, deciding to apply for the $75,000 grant.
It’s not often that not applying for a grant is considered newsworthy, but the Healy administration’s decision not to apply for a $75,000 state grant that in previous years helped fund Jersey City’s Preventive Medicine Clinic has raised the hackles of one councilman, who says the move subverts the City Council’s role in the city’s budget-making process.
As questions continue to dog the Healy administration over its plan to bridge the budget gap in part by closing Jersey City’s Preventive Medicine Clinic, city officials are defending the clinic’s closure, arguing that the services previously provided there can be found elsewhere in the city.
There may be hope yet for Jersey City’s Preventive Medicine Clinic, now that another council member has made a public statement confirming that its services should be a priority for the city. Saying he would “feel like a coward” if he did not speak up, At-Large Councilman Ray Velazquez assured the public Wednesday night that [...]
As it continues to look for ways to pare down its budget, Jersey City is hoping to transfer the services offered by Downtown’s Preventive Medicine Clinic to the privately owned Horizon Health Center. The clinic, located in the medical building at 115 Christopher Columbus Drive, provides free testing and free treatment for the sexually transmitted [...]
A bill that would allow for the sale of limited numbers of syringes in pharmacies without a prescription moved along in its legislative journey yesterday, passing through the state Senate by a 28 to 12 vote. New Jersey remains only one of two states in the nation that has an outright ban on over-the-counter syringe [...]
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