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Port Chester
Lifestyle
New Urgent Care Is Redefining Accessible Healthcare In Port Chester New Urgent Care Is Redefining Accessible Healthcare In Port Chester
New Urgent Care Is Redefining Accessible Healthcare In Port Chester Port Chester’s only urgent care is increasing access to affordable healthcare for those who live and work in the community. American Family Care (AFC) is not just an urgent care; it’s a comprehensive healthcare hub that also offers accessible primary care and occupational medicine. Veteran emergency room physicians Dr. Jijoe Joseph and Dr. Ilya Parizh are the independent owners and operators of AFC Port Chester. “We're committed to bridging the healthcare gap in Port Chester, making sure that everyone has timely access to the care they need,” said Dr. Joseph. “Our compassionate team is avai…

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Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Urgent Care Doctor Convicted Of Raping, Groping Women During Exams In Silver Spring Urgent Care Doctor Convicted Of Raping, Groping Women During Exams In Silver Spring
Urgent Care Doctor Convicted Of Raping, Groping Women During Exams In Silver Spring An urgent care doctor who groped, inappropriately touched, and sexually abused patients during routine exams is facing more than four decades in prison, according to officials. Dr. Ishtiaq Malik, 59, of Lanham, was convicted by a jury for targeting at least two patients in his care at the Advanced Walk-In Urgent Care at 10800 Lockwood Drive in Silver Spring, where he was arrested last year. Malik was taken into custody on Feb. 16, 2023 outside of his practice, and since then, eight additional victims came forward. Malik was found guilty on Friday of two counts each of second-degree ra…

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by Zak Failla
Charles
News
Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slammed Son On Cement In Waldorf, Sheriff Says Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slammed Son On Cement In Waldorf, Sheriff Says
Witnesses Intervene When Mother Body Slammed Son On Cement In Waldorf, Sheriff Says A group of Good Samaritans came to the rescue of a 7-year-old child who was body slammed by his mother onto asphalt outside an urgent care facility in Charles County, officials say. On Monday morning, officers from the sheriff's office were called to a Waldorf facility after receiving emergency calls about a woman in the parking lot who had picked up a child over her head and slammed him down, leaving him injured. According to a spokesperson from the Charles County Sheriff's Office, witnesses in the area were able to separate the child from his mother and got him into a car to keep him safe…

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by Zak Failla
Port Chester
Lifestyle
Experienced ER Physicians Open First Urgent Care In Port Chester Experienced ER Physicians Open First Urgent Care In Port Chester
Experienced ER Physicians Open First Urgent Care In Port Chester The only urgent care center in Port Chester is changing the way people who live and work in the community access healthcare. American Family Care (AFC) is now seeing patients seven days a week at a state-of-the-art facility in the Waterfront at Port Chester on Westchester Avenue and Main Street. AFC Port Chester is independently owned and operated by Dr. Jijoe Joseph and Dr. Ilya Parizh. They are both board-certified emergency room physicians who have years of experience treating patients. “Our vision for AFC Port Chester goes beyond immediate medical care. It’s about creating a healthcare …

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South Passaic
Lifestyle
Meet The Doctor Who Provides Easy Access To Health Care In Haledon Meet The Doctor Who Provides Easy Access To Health Care In Haledon
Meet The Doctor Who Provides Easy Access To Health Care In Haledon As the medical director of Haledon’s only urgent care facility, Dr. James Hakim, MD, has the vision to deliver top-notch medical services while fostering strong connections with patients. The veteran board-certified emergency room physician brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to American Family Care’s (AFC) newest location on the corner of Haledon and Belmont Avenues. Dr. Hakim attended medical school at Stony Brook University in New York and completed his residency at Beth Israel, now Mount Sinai, in Manhattan. He did not have to work many shifts in the ER before he developed a pas…

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South Passaic
Lifestyle
A Look Inside AFC Haledon – Why It Is Much More Than An Urgent Care A Look Inside AFC Haledon – Why It Is Much More Than An Urgent Care
A Look Inside AFC Haledon – Why It Is Much More Than An Urgent Care The only urgent care center in Haledon is changing the way people who live and work in the community access healthcare. American Family Care (AFC) opened its doors less than a year ago, and it is already a go-to medical resource for patients seeking not only urgent care but also primary care and occupational medicine. “We offer so much more than a quick strep or COVID-19 test,” said Jeff Perchuk, independent owner and operator of AFC Haledon. “Our highly skilled medical staff is available seven days a week to provide the same services you could get from a primary care provider.” AFC Haledon…

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South Passaic
Lifestyle
From Pizza To Physicals: American Family Care Now Serves State-of-the-Art Healthcare In Haledon From Pizza To Physicals: American Family Care Now Serves State-of-the-Art Healthcare In Haledon
From Pizza To Physicals: American Family Care Now Serves State-of-the-Art Healthcare In Haledon After sitting vacant for much of the COVID-19 pandemic, the building that once housed the old Big Jim’s Pizza is busier than ever. Last December, father and son Alex and Jeff Perchuk transformed the old pizzeria at the corner of Belmont and Haledon Avenues into American Family Care (AFC), a state-of-the-art healthcare facility. “Today, our highly skilled staff at AFC Haledon is filling a huge void in the area, especially since it is the only option for walk-in urgent care for families and students who live nearby,” explained Jeff Perchuk, independent owner and operator of AFC Haledon. “Every…

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Essex NJ
News
NJ Doctor Faces More Patient Sex Abuse Charges — This Time In Essex County NJ Doctor Faces More Patient Sex Abuse Charges — This Time In Essex County
NJ Doctor Faces More Patient Sex Abuse Charges — This Time In Essex County A New Jersey doctor faces new charges of sexual abuse after additional patients stepped forward in Essex and Monmouth counties, authorities said. Dr. Gurvindra Johal was charged on Wednesday, March 8 with three counts of criminal sexual contact for allegedly inappropriately touching two patients under his care at an urgent care center on Broad Street in Newark, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens,  Johal, 55, of the Colonia section of Woodbridge, has also been charged with criminal sexual contact by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office and the Monm…

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by Jon Craig
Rye
News
Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases
Two Dead After Legionnaires' Disease Outbreak In NYC, With 24 Confirmed Cases Two deaths have been linked to an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City. The Health Department gave an update Wednesday, June 1, on its investigation into a community cluster of the illness in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx. Twenty-four people have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease in the area since Tuesday, May 3, according to health officials. Four people are hospitalized. The two individuals who died were both over the age of 50 and had risk factors for severe disease, health officials said. Legionnaires’ disease is a type of pneumonia caused by the bac…

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by Michael Mashburn
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Charged For Spray Painting 'KKK' On East Meadow Urgent Care, Police Say Man Charged For Spray Painting 'KKK' On East Meadow Urgent Care, Police Say
Man Charged For Spray Painting 'KKK' On East Meadow Urgent Care, Police Say A man who police say spray painted the letters "KKK" on a Long Island medical facility has been apprehended. The incident happened at around 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 20 in East Meadow. The man allegedly used spray paint to graffiti the side wall of Urgent Care located at 2310 Hempstead Turnpike, according to police. The letters "KKK" and other non-bias graffiti were sprayed on the wall, said police. On Saturday, May 28, Nassau County Police announced the arrest of Carlos Aguilar, age 25, of East Meadow in connection to the incident. Earlier report: Know Him? Man Wanted For…

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by Joe Lombardi
Nassau
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Spray Painting 'KKK' On East Meadow Urgent Care, Police Say Man Wanted For Spray Painting 'KKK' On East Meadow Urgent Care, Police Say
Man Wanted For Spray Painting 'KKK' On East Meadow Urgent Care, Police Say Updated story: Man Charged For Spray Painting 'KKK' On Long Island Medical Facility, Police Say Do you know him? Police investigators on Long Island are asking the public's help in locating a man they say spray painting the letters "KKK" on a medical facility. The incident happened at around 8:30 p.m. Friday, May 20 in East Meadow. The man (shown above) allegedly used spray paint to graffiti the side wall of Urgent Care located at 2310 Hempstead Turnpike, according to police. The letters "KKK" and other non-bias graffiti were sprayed on the wall, said police. The subject i…

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by Joe Lombardi
Columbia Greene
Police & Fire
Greenville Man Arrested For Assault, Criminal Mischief Greenville Man Arrested For Assault, Criminal Mischief
Greenville Man Arrested For Assault, Criminal Mischief A man is facing criminal charges for allegedly assaulting someone at his home in the area. Greene County resident Keith A. Smith, age 41, of Greenville, was arrested Friday, April 15, after state police responded to a verbal altercation call at his home on Hill Street. Investigators said Smith and the victim got into an argument and he punched the individual in the head and smashed their cell phone. The victim fled the home and was taken to Urgent Care in Coxsackie, also in Greene County, by a friend and treated for a laceration to the head, according to police. Smith was charged with m…

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by Michael Mashburn
Englewood
Business
Englewood Health Opens Urgent Care Center Englewood Health Opens Urgent Care Center
Englewood Health Opens Urgent Care Center Englewood Health has opened a new urgent care center. Located at 35 Nathaniel Pl., in Englewood, Englewood Health Urgent Care at Englewood provides adult and pediatric urgent and non-urgent medical care seven days a week, with extended weekday and weekend hours available.  At Englewood Health Urgent Care at Englewood, healthcare providers are available to assist with illnesses and injuries; pre-employment, school, and camp physicals; lab tests; X-rays; vaccinations; and other urgent and routine care. The center, located at 35 Nathaniel Place in Englewood, is open Monday through Friday …

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by Cecilia Levine
Hudson
News
NJ Residents Are Spending Hours Waiting In COVID Testing Lines NJ Residents Are Spending Hours Waiting In COVID Testing Lines
NJ Residents Are Spending Hours Waiting In COVID Testing Lines COVID-19 tests are hottest items on the market right now, as New Jersey residents are spending chunks of their days waiting in lines -- some as many as nine hours. Jackelyne Matsuo hopped in line at the MedRite in Paramus Wednesday morning and received a PCR test after two hours.  She wanted a rapid test, though -- and MediRite was only offering one or the other -- so she headed to Newark's Lincoln Park and Broad Street drive-thru testing site. There, she spent another two hours waiting for the rapid test. Drive-thru test site in Newark, Dec. 22.Jackelyne Matsuo "The line was wrapping…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mamaroneck
Lifestyle
Cold? Flu? This Urgent Care Center Has You Covered Cold? Flu? This Urgent Care Center Has You Covered
Cold? Flu? This Urgent Care Center Has You Covered When you're experiencing symptoms of a cold or worse, the flu, you likely don't have the time or energy to wait to be seen by your primary care physician, who may be booked for days out.  Fortunately, there is a faster option: urgent care. One particular urgent care, PhysicianOne Urgent Care (1030 West Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, New York 10543), specializes in helping patients get the care they need, whether cold or flu (and more), when they need it most. Colds and other ailments don’t wait to strike when it’s convenient for you; that’s why PhysicianOne Urgent Ca…

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