Neighborhood Health
Primary Care • Plainfield, NJ • Since 1969
About
Neighborhood Health (Neighborhood Health Services Corporation) is a nonprofit Federally Qualified Health Center headquartered in Plainfield, NJ. Key points: - Founded in 1969; serves adults and children with primary care, dental, women’s health, podiatry, vision, and additional services. - Active nonprofit healthcare provider serving over 22,000 people annually; operates 4 offices in New Jersey, all near Plainfield (headquarters at 1700 Myrtle Ave, Plainfield). - Contact: main phone +1-908-753-6401; email kpowell@nhscnj.org. - Industry/Focus: Hospitals and health care; part of the effort to expand access to care for medically underserved and uninsured populations in New Jersey.
Clinic Type
Primary Care
Address
1700 Myrtle Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07063, US
Phone
1-855-568-0545
HR@NHSCNJ.org
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Website
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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pay-what-you-can, sliding scale, public funding may be available to uninsured or underinsured
Languages Spoken
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FAQs
What is Neighborhood Health?
A Federally Qualified Health Center providing primary care and other services to all, regardless of ability to pay.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: negative
- Various third-party business and directory sites: Generally very low (frequently cited as 1 star in available reviews) (Based on multiple user-contributed reviews across various platforms; explicit counts are low (e.g., 11 reviews on one site, 4 on another))
Patients praise
- Claims of professionalism and compassionate care (found only in one secondary directory source)
Common complaints
- Difficulty reaching the facility by phone or scheduling appointments
- Reports of unprofessional, rude, or dismissive staff and security personnel
- Long wait times for appointments and during visits
- Concerns regarding cleanliness and hygiene practices
- Issues with administrative tasks, such as lost paperwork or miscommunication
"CLOSE THIS PLACE NOW. GOOD LUCK EVEN GETTING THEM ON THE PHONE. This place is ridiculous... I can never get the pediatrics or dentist office on the phone to schedule an appointment."
— LocalityBiz user review"The receptionist/operator is so rude. This place is trash. Stay away from this place unless you want to waste your time and deal with rude people."
— USCompanies.net user review"This place is inexperienced. The receptionists are horrible. They can never find your paperwork. Have patients waiting for 3 to 4 hours and then after being seen you wait 30 minutes for the doctor to..."
— MapQuest user reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Ursula Harry, NP - Nurse Practitioner in Plainfield, NJ — May 14, 2026
- Priscilla Reed — Dec 29, 2025
- Plainfield Stuff: Plainfield Health Center - Courier - Overview and 2 collateral articles — Jul 9, 2026
- Neighborhood Health: Potential Medicaid change would threaten access to medications, care for low-income Hoosiers — Mar 24, 2026
- Neighborhood Health opens pharmacy at Oxford clinic — Jan 22, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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