HIP HOP Promise Clinic
“The Promise Clinic is comprised of dedicated medical student doctors who provide much needed health care services to the underserved and uninsured population at Elijah’s Promise, Inc. They collaborate with other groups to provide a broad range of social services and promote a culture of service amongst future health care professionals with supervision and guidance of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School volunteer faculty preceptors”
Services
- Basic health maintenance, screenings, patient educations, access to psychiatric services, medications, and basic lab work
- Continuous primary care including management of chronic medical conditions (like hypertension and diabetes), acute illnesses (sick visits), preventative medicine (like vaccinations and screenings), social support
- Assist qualifying patients in applying for Charity Care so they can meet specialty care like optometry (eye), podiatry (foot), endocrinology (hormones), cardiology (heart), etc.
- Physical examinations and EKGs
- Medications vouchers for prescription medications to cover the cost
- Patients will not need to pay
Patient eligibility (who can go to this clinic)
- Uninsured patients who are eligible for Charity Care who are older than 18 years and are clients of the Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen
- Cannot see pregnant women for prenatal care or patients with HIV
How to set up an appointment
- Participate in blood pressure screenings at Elijah’s Promise on Monday or Wednesday evenings to set up an appointment with Patient Recruitment Committee Members
- Elijah’s Promise is a soup kitchen in New Brunswick that provides meals to those who cannot afford them. They serve all who come through their doors.
- Website: https://elijahspromise.org/promise-programs/community-kitchen/
- Location: 18 Neilson St, New Brunswick NJ 08901
- If you are unable to be screened, you can contact the following people:
- Maribel Santos (Patient Recruitment Coordinator): mos29@rwjms.rutgers.edu
- Yvette Molina (Director of Community Services): (732) 545-9002 (extension 116), ymolina@elijahspromise.net
- Provide your contact information to the team for appointment reminders
Eric B. Chandler Clinic
277 George St.
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 406-9131 https://rwjms.rutgers.edu/promise-clinic/overview