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NJ STATE AAPI and JFK University Hospital

Make Historic Pledge of $ 1 million at Convention

OUR BUREAU ter and HMH Oldbridge Medical The projected cost of the program CHI program.
center, Patricia Carroll, President over 5 years is around $ 1 million in JFK Hospital CEO Amie Thor-
Edison, NJ and Chief Hospital executive; Dr addition to $ 500,000 commitment by ton and Raritan Bay Hospital CEO
N J STATE AAPI, the foremost Greg Rokosz, Chief Medical officer; JFK University hospital. Patriicia Carroll were felicitated by
The convention guest of honor
NJ State AAPI leadership for their
and Stephen Maher, executive direc-
representing
organization
Indian Physicians in New
Mayor Joshi highlighted importance
Council General Varun Jeff.
Oldbridge medical center, were pres-
Jersey, organized its fifth annual con- tor foundation RBMC and HMH was Edison Mayer Sam Joshi and invaluable service to community.
vention at Imperia NJ on December ent at the gathering. More than 300 delegates attend- of Indian physicians in country and
10th, Sunday, in partnership with At the event, NJ STATE AAPI ed the event and 15 vendors support- appealed to get involved more in
JFK University Hospital and Raritan and JFK Hospital launched the SA- ed the event. In his opening remarks, advocacy and policy. Dr Varun Jeff,
Bay Hospital of Hackensack Meridi- CHI program. SACHI or South Dr Raj Bhayani, Convention Chair, Indian Consul General, emphasized
an Hospitals. Asian Community Health Initiative welcomed everyone and set the tone the importance of Indo-US relation-
The Executive team of the hos- came into being to identify high risk for an exciting evening. President Dr ship under PM Modi and role of Indi-
pitals attended the event. From JFK patients with cardiovascular, hy- Atul Prakash emphasized the need an Physicians in strengthening it. Dr
university medical center, Amie pertension diabetes stroke risk, and to take care of community by giv- Sudha Nahar thanked everyone for
Thornton, president and chief hos- cancer screening, etc. Health camps ing back to those in need. Dr Binod support and participation for the gala.
pital executive; Jaikumar Sreekanth, will be held periodically and high-risk Sinha, BOT Chair, said the focus of NJ STATE AAPI was founded by
senior VP operations; and Sheri Ma- patients will be navigated through the organization is to serve the phy- Dr Raj Bhayani, Dr Binod Sinha, Dr
rino, executive director of JFK Univer- HMH/ JFK hospital system. sicians and NJ State community and Kishore Ratkalkar and DR Hemant
sity foundation, attended the event. NJ State AAPI pledged $ unite all physicians in New Jersey. Dr Patel six years ago.
From Raritan Bay Medical Cen- 100,000 for the SACHI program. Kishore Ratkalkar explained the SA- Continued on next page... >>

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