Horizon Health Center
HUDSON COUNTY
Jersey City, NJ 07306
(201) 451-6300
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Horizon Health Center has been a private, non-profit
provider of affordable, accessible, community health care for thirty-five years. Horizon offers low income
women, men and children coordinated access to prenatal care; post partum care; family planning and
preconceptual counseling; nutritional care; adult medicine; pediatric services; geriatric health care;
specialized gynecological services; immunization services; substance abuse education,counseling and
referral; HIV/AIDS education, counseling and testing; mental health care; dental services; teen services; and
parenting program. Horizon offers sliding scale fees and accepts most insurance and HMO plans, as well as Medicaid; no one is turned away because of inability to pay. Half of Horizon's clients are on Medicaid; 45% have incomes falling between Medicaid eligibility and the ability to afford private insurance. Located in the heart of Jersey City. Horizon is open at convenient hours Monday through Saturday, including evening hours. Accessibility and coordinated services give clients a real chance to find help and continue healthy behaviors.
Horizon also operates a large Teen Community
Center, which is adjacent to our three clinical buildings. The Teen Center runs groups on pregnancy prevention Horizon's ability to provide a multitude of on-site services, as well as linkages with other community agencies, ensures that an entire family can receive the support necessary to be healthy, and to bear healthy children. |
Horizon Health Center has a strong relationship with
the community in which it provides services. Most staff and board members live in the immediate community.
Similar to the clients served, Horizon staff is comprised of African-Americans; Africans; Filipinos; Indians;
Russians and other Eastern Europeans; Pakistanis; Asians; and white of various ethnicities.
Like the patients, staff members speak English, Spanish, Italian, French,
Tagalog, Russian, Polish and Arabic. Horizon's clinical care takes into account the special language, financial, social service and medical needs of this population.
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HOURS OF SERVICE |
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Wed. & Fri. |
| 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. |
Mon.., Tues., & Thurs. |
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8:30A. M. - 7:30 P.M. |
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APPOINTMENTS |
| Walk-ins Accepted |
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Telephone Appointments |
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Emergencies |
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Smoke – Free Site |
| 24-HOUR TELEPHONE |
| (201) 451-6300 |
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S E R V I C E S |
| Adolescent Health |
| Adult Medicine |
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AIDS |
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Testing Education Counseling |
| Alcoholism |
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Dental Services |
| Family Planning |
| Geriatrics |
| Gynecology |
| Laboratory |
| Limited |
| Mental Health |
| Nutrition |
| Counseling / Education WIC Program |
| Obstetrics |
| Pediatrics |
| Podiatry |
| School Based Clinics |
| Social Services |
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Counseling Outreach Program |
| Substance Abuse |
| X-Ray |
| Other |
| 24-Hour Urgent Care Service Immunization Hearing Screening - Pediatric Health Education Maternal Infant Care Program Counseling for pregnant teens STD Services Teen Center Homeless and Runaway Youth |
| Fees |
| Sliding fee scale Lab fees additional |
| Payment Accepted |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicaid Medicare Americare/Devon Self Pay Most HMOs Liberty Health Plan Mercy Health Plan Aetna/US Healthcare AmeriHealth American Preferred Provider Plan Other Insurance |
| Contracted Services With Other Agencies |
| Jersey City Medical Center WIC Program |
| Hospital Affiliations |
| Jersey City Medical Center |
| Operating Licensure |
| NJDOH & SS Ambulatory Care |
| Transportation |
| Bus Car Train |
| Languages Spoken |
| English Spanish Italian French Polish Russian |
