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Barnabas Health Group Welcomes Advanced Practice Nurse to North Arlington Practice

Maria Felipe Joins Dr. Eric Jackson at Prime Care Medical Associates

Barnabas Health Medical Group recently announced Maria Felipe, MSN, APN, ANP-C, will join Prime Care Medical Associates, an internal medicine practice led by Eric M. Jackson, M.D. in North Arlington, N.J. that has served adult and adolescent patients in the community for more than 30 years.

As an Advanced Practice Nurse, Felipe will assist Dr. Jackson, a board-certified internist specializing in internal medicine and critical care, in providing a full range of health services, including treatment of hypertension and hyperlipidemia, as well as immunizations, annual physicals, routine check-ups, preventative health and pre-operative counseling. The practice also offers on-site mole removal, blood draws and ultrasounds.

Prior to joining Prime Care Medical Associates, Felipe served as Advanced Practice Nurse at Barnabas Health Medical Group’s After Hours MediCenter in Bloomfield, N.J., where she worked independently to assess, plan and implement care for patients in the after-hours urgent care clinic.

Felipe earned her MSN in the Adult Nurse Practitioner Program at Felician College in Lodi, N.J. and has earned Advanced Practice Nurse NJ State Certification, Advanced Practice Nurse NY State Certification, NPI/DEA Registrations, Registered Professional Nurse Licensure and IV Certification, among others. Felipe is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the New Jersey State Nurses Association. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

For more information or to schedule an appointment at Prime Care Medical Associates, located at 16-18 Ridge Road in North Arlington, please call 201-997-1010 or visit BarnabasHealthMedicalGroup.org. Walk-ins are welcome and same-day appointments are available. Barnabas Health Medical Group accepts most major insurances.

About the Barnabas Health Medical Group
Barnabas Health Medical Group is a multi-specialty group practice comprised of highly trained and experienced world class primary and specialty care physicians. Barnabas Health Medical Group physicians provide compassionate and innovative cutting edge care for people at every stage of life at easily accessible facilities conveniently located throughout New Jersey. Backed by the vast continuum of resources of Barnabas Health the largest not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system in New Jersey and one of the largest in the nation, our dedicated physicians and expertly trained supporting staff continuously strive for clinical excellence. For more information, visit www.BarnabasHealthMedicalGroup.org.

About Barnabas Health
Barnabas Health is the largest not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system in New Jersey and one of the largest in the nation, with more than two million patient visits and delivery of more than 17,600 babies annually. The system includes six acute care hospitals, two children’s hospitals, a freestanding behavioral health center, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state’s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, pharmacy services, a medical group and three accountable care organizations. As the second-largest private employer in New Jersey, Barnabas Health includes 18,200 employees and 4,600 physicians – or one-fifth of the actively practicing physicians in New Jersey. Barnabas Health is a proud founding partner of the 2014 Special Olympics, which will take place in New Jersey June 14 to 21. For more information, visit www.BarnabasHealth.org.



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