Eric B. Chandler Health Center

MIDDLESEX COUNTY

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The Eric B. Chandler Health Center, operated by the UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and the Eric B. Chandler Community Board, is a  comprehensive, family oriented community health  center, dedicated to the provision of high quality  ambulatory care to the low income and medically indigent residents of the Greater New Brunswick  community, The Center which opened in October  1987, in an effect to address the needs of this  underserved population, was dedicated to the memory  of Eric B. Chandler, Ed. D., an active and respected  community leader for many years, who was recognized  for his work in the National Association for the  Advancement of Colored People and on the Board  of Directors of the Urban League of Grater  New Brunswick.

The primary care services provided include: family  medicine; internal medicine; HIV counseling, testing  and treatment; pediatrics including EPSDT and well  child care; obstetrics and gynecology, including family  planning; dentistry including preventive, restoration  and curative, and podiatry. Other services include social  services, community outreach, laboratory, nutrition, and  health education.

The Services of the center are provided on an  appointment basis and without regard for ability to pay.  All types of insurance are accepted including Medicaid,  Medicare and various types of city welfare. There is a  sliding fee scale, updated annually, based on the Federal  Poverty Guidelines, adjusted to the patient's ability to  pay. There is am on-call rotation of physicians available  to take calls 24 hours a day.