The Middlesex County Office of Health Services cut the ribbon on the county’s new Public Health Center on Monday, celebrating the relocation of a facility that offers a wide variety of health care services, from children’s health services to cancer education and early detection and more.
The facility, which had been located at 596 Jersey Ave. in New Brunswick, has moved to 11 Kennedy Blvd. in East Brunswick, which features more than 11,000 square feet of space, including 14 exam rooms. It has been operational since early June.
The center offers child health services, adult vaccine services, sexual health services, HIV counseling and testing, cancer education and early detection and a tuberculosis regional control center.
The ribbon-cutting ceremony featured speakers including Middlesex County Commissioner Director Ronald Rios, Commissioner Deputy Director Shanti Narra, East Brunswick Mayor Brad Cohen and state Sen. Patrick Diegnan (D-South Plainfield).
“With this new Public Health Center, we want more residents of Middlesex County, especially in underserved communities, to know that they can get the care they need to improve their health and their family’s health,” Narra, who chairs the county’s Public Safety and Health Committee, said in a prepared statement. “This new Public Health Center is a beacon of hope for uninsured and underinsured residents of our county, and we look forward to its continued success.”
The center was established through the support of the New Jersey Association of County and City Health Officials and the New Jersey Department of Health, including a crucial $1.5 million grant.
