Medical Services - Newark Community Health Center
Women's Health Clinics • Newark, NJ • Since 1986
About
Newark Community Health Centers (NCHC) is a nonprofit, Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1986 and headquartered in Newark, NJ. It operates seven health centers across Newark, East Orange, Irvington, and Orange, offering comprehensive primary medical and dental services for children, adults, and seniors, with a focus on uninsured and medically underserved populations. NCHC emphasizes affordable, accessible care, and includes programs in adult medicine, pediatrics, women's health, dental, podiatry, nutrition, mental health, infectious disease, and supporting services such as insurance assistance and community health programs. Key facts: - Locations: 9 offices across Newark and neighboring cities (e.g., 444 William St, East Orange; 101 Ludlow St, Newark; 1150 Springfield Ave, Irvington; 92 Ferry St, Newark; 37 N Day St, Orange) - Services: comprehensive primary care and dental services, pediatric care, women's health, nutrition, mental health, infectious disease, and more - Mission: eliminate health disparities and provide high-quality, affordable, accessible care - Scope: serves uninsured/medically underserved populations; community-focused events and free services as applicable - Size & funding: about 74 employees (+1.5% YoY), annual revenue around $11M, total funding around $2.3M - Contact: main phone 1-800-994-6242; website nchcfqhc.org
Clinic Type
Women's Health Clinics
Address
741 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104, US
Phone
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careers@nchcfqhc.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Birdeye: 4.0 out of 5 stars (aggregate) (362 reviews (on Birdeye))
- Yelp: 2.0 out of 5 stars (aggregate) (38 reviews (on Yelp))
- LocalGuideWorld: 3.8 out of 5 stars (aggregate) (587 reviews (various sources))
Patients praise
- Some individual medical providers are described as professional, caring, and thorough
- Helpful front-desk staff in specific instances
- Cost-effective services for patients without insurance
- Convenient access to routine services like bloodwork
Common complaints
- Excessively long wait times despite having scheduled appointments
- Poor staff professionalism and rude communication from reception and security
- Perceived disorganization and overbooking of patients
- Unsatisfactory experiences with specific medical providers, including unprofessional comments
- Difficulties with registration and appointment scheduling processes
"The absolute worst doctors office ever!! I had a 12:15 appointment i came at 11:40 and wasn't seen and it was 2:30 and the staff comes out the room to say the doctor is leaving shortly and then starts calling patients that came in AFTER ME!!"
— LocalGuideWorld patient review"So grateful I went and she took the time to listen and really figure out what was going on with me !! Thank you so much"
— LocalGuideWorld patient review regarding Dr. Iwona Zarzecka"If you want to wait hours before being seen with an appointment with doctors that can’t remember you and show any real concern about your health... this is the place for you."
— LocalityBiz patient reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Newark Community Health Centers Inc - Medicare — Jun 11, 2026
- 10th Annual Women's Health Symposium – Newark Community ... — Apr 30, 2026
- Newark Community Health - Explore New Jersey — Apr 10, 2026
- Newark Community Health Center - NJ - Healthgrades — Oct 14, 2025
- Women's Health Program - Newark Community Health Centers, Inc ... — Jun 25, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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