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About US
The Eric B. Chandler Health
Center (EBCHC) strives toward excellence in clinical and support
service delivery, using a community-oriented approach to family
medicine which incorporates the goals of comprehensive managed care
practice, ensuring access to vital primary, preventive, and acute
care services. The Center is committed to providing patients with
services appropriate to each life cycle in a comprehensive, coordinated,
and continuous manner.
EBCHC, a federally qualified
and funded health Center, is owned and operated by RWJMS with active
leadership of a community board. Located within the Greater New
Brunswick area, EBCHC plays a key role in meeting the health care
needs of the community and the clients we serve.
Message from
the CEO:
Welcome to Eric B. Chandler!
We are very proud and excited to share important health information
with you via this electronic medium.
The Board of Directors and
Management of EBCHC hope this web site will be used by patients,
community-based organizations, potential employees, clinicians,
and others who are interested in further information about the Health
Center or want to make appropriate referrals for services.
EBCHC provides primary health
and preventive services to you and your family. We have been an
active participant in the community for more than 20 years and offer
care for infants, children, teens, adults, and seniors. Our multicultural
staff of physicians and others specialize in each of these areas
to meet the needs and concerns of all age groups.
Our purpose is to improve
the health of our community. We have developed partnerships with
our customers, who are our patients, our payers, our staff, and
our community. The diversity of our customers define the terms of
our partnership.
A sophisticated configuration
of systems, personnel, and technology produces regular assessments
of health status. We are able to develop timely strategies to respond
to health needs and together with our community partners, we design
and assure the delivery of a full range of care, including prevention
and health promotion. We document and monitor our efforts and continually
strive to improve the health status of our community.
We meet the needs and continually
work to exceed the expectations of our patients. All measures of
the health outcomes of our patients demonstrate the excellent quality
of our services. The efforts of our staff, the design of our systems
and facilities, and our processes for providing care all focus on
the satisfaction of our patients. We accept risk and accountability
for the health outcomes of our patients. We make healthcare access
easy for you and your family in the Greater New Brunswick Area.
Who is Eric B. Chandler
Dr. Eric B. Chandler is
recognized as one of New Brunswick 's most distinguished citizens.
He was one of the organizers and a long time member of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People. A resident of
New Brunswick since 1943, he was one of the original member s of
the Board of Directors of the urban League of Greater New Brunswick,
and served as President for 13 years and later as Executive Secretary.
Dr. Chandler's long standing friendship with the late Paul Robeson
and Dr. and Mrs. Gaylord Howell resulted in Mr. Robeson giving a
benefit concert on the Douglass College campus on behalf of the
Urban League.
In 1963 Dr. Chandler accepted
a position with the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, Department
of Law and Public Safety. At the time of his retirement in 1973,
he was manager of the Division's Trenton Office.
Dr. Chandler received his
B.S. degree in Chemistry from Bates College , Lewiston , Maine ,
and M.S. in Chemistry from Harvard. He earned his Ed.M. and Ed.D.
degrees at Boston University . He was a Professor of Chemistry for
17 years and later a medical social worker for the Middlesex County
Welfare Department.
We are proud to dedicate
the Eric B. Chandler Health Center in honor of Dr. Chandler's notable
contributions to the community.
The Eric B. Chandler Health
Center
Dedicated October 22, 1987
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