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Daily Voice

Stop & Shop has donated 150 gift cards to help the Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative with its new obesity-prevention program, BVMI officials said.

Daily Voice

Bergen County’s healthcare safety net is recruiting new patients and moving to a larger space.

Daily Voice

Ken Herman of Wyckoff, an 89-year-old clinical psychologist, spoke to a packed auditorium at the Ridgewood library Tuesday on “How to Live a Meaningful Life.”

Daily Voice

The Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative has been awarded $50,000 from the Russell Berrie Foundation.

MeadowlandsUSA

Working long hours, eating on the run and not having enough time for exercise: That is a dangerous trio when it comes to your health. “Pablo” was taking that gamble every day when he first came to Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (BVMI). 

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Daily Voice

We’ve all had a “Florence Nightingale” moment at some point in our lives – that time we recall a caring, competent nurse making things a little easier for us or a loved one.

Ragan's PR Daily

Teva’s 2013 survey showed it needed to do more to serve the unserved in health care. First, it had to find those who slipped through the nets. Enter Volunteers in Medicine.   

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Daily Voice

The Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative recently welcomed more than 80 guests to its annual Volunteer Appreciation party, hosted by TD Bank.

Daily Voice

The non-profit Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (BVMI) is moving into a newer, larger facility this summer as part of the broader redevelopment plan for downtown Hackensack.

HIT Consultant

On Monday, CVS Health Foundation released new data from programs supported through partnerships with the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC).

Northjersey.com & The Record

Lida, who lives in Bergen County and speaks only Spanish, is among the working poor of North Jersey and could not make a regular doctor’s appointment, because she doesn’t qualify for government assistance and lacks health insurance.

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey

Celebrating a decade of philanthropy in 2014, The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey today announced the awarding of $613,250 in grants to 31 New Jersey non-profit organizations.

Volunteers in Medicine

Samuel Cassell, MD, is the recipient of the 2014 Jack B. McConnell, MD, Award for Excellence in Volunteerism, presented by the American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation. This award recognizes the work of senior physicians who provide treatment to patients who lack access to health care.