Telehealth is now more accessible in Middlesex County
I ntroducing Middlesex County’s Telehealth Program, a new, community- based program focused on education and accessible bilingual telemedicine choices. Partnerships with local organizations and healthcare providers in Carteret, Perth Amboy, and New Brunswick will ensure healthcare options are safe, confidential, and discrete, helping those in need, specifically those with limited insurance options. Use your mobile phone, tablet, laptop, or other personal devices to connect with healthcare providers to help determine the first steps of your care. Telehealth offers all the benefits of a doctor’s visit with ease and efficiency, convenience and discretion, and HIPAA compliancy. For more information about the Telehealth Pilot Program, please visit: middlesexcountynj.gov/telehealth. In addition to making healthcare more accessible, the telehealth hub locations will assist underserved communities in
many ways by offering free internet, tech assistance, and bilingual staff and translators at physical locations, or hubs. Access to healthcare benefits everyone, and telehealth is a step toward preventative care and a healthier community. The program’s first hub location is the Raritan Bay Area YMCA located in Perth Amboy. The program will eventually expand in partnerships with local organizations and healthcare providers. With the ongoing pandemic, the adoption and use of telehealth has increased and people have seen the benefit of virtual care — from convenience to cost efficiency — which is ushering in a new landscape for safe, confidential, and discrete healthcare. Sharing the significance of this community-based healthcare initiative for the County, Middlesex County hosted a press conference to launch the program. Speakers at the event included Speaker of the New Jersey General
Assembly Craig Coughlin; New Jersey Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez; Board of County Commissioners Director Ronald G. Rios; County Commissioner Claribel Azcona-Barber; Perth Amboy Mayor Helmin J. Caba; Steve Jobin, President & CEO of the Raritan Bay Area YMCA; Dr. Daniel W. Varga, Chief Physician Executive, Hackensack Meridian Health; Dr. Andy Anderson, President, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group; Dr. Jordan Tannenbaum, Vice President/Chief Information Officer and Chief Medical Information Officer St. Peter’s Healthcare System.
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