TRANSFORMATIONAL ACCESS

After several visits at other medical facilities, a Jersey City woman accumulated an arsenal of imaging reports and clinical findings, yet no definitive answers to an “abnormal mammogram.” Growing increasingly concerned, she made an appointment at the Englewood Health ZT Systems Outpatient Center, where doors opened just a few days earlier. It was her first experience at Englewood Health. After meeting with an Englewood Health breast radiologist for a comprehensive review, she was immediately scheduled for a stereotactic biopsy. The diagnosis was grade-2 invasive breast cancer. Thankfully, high-quality diagnostic care, steps from home, saved this patient’s life. It is one of many stories underscoring the Center’s impressive impact. Englewood Health Oncologist Dr. Rini Palathingal calls it nothing short of a game changer. Practicing in Jersey City for more than 20 years, she knows a thing or two about the importance of access to care and this amazing community.

Established with a historic philanthropic gift from ZT Systems, this 75,000-square-foot outpatient center opened at 2 Journal Square in late 2022. It was a decision with clear purpose: create a single multispecialty facility to deliver continuity of high-quality care to a diverse and often underserved community. Patients are taking notice. Urgent care, primary care, diagnostics and imaging, and specialty services that include world-class cancer care are changing the health dynamic in this community. It is a shift that matters — one that saves lives.