NJ State AAPI, JFK University Hospital pledge 1 million for SACHI

NJ State AAPI and JFK University Hospital leadership /

NJ state AAPI the foremost organization representing Indian Physicians in New Jersey recently held its fifth annual convention at Imperia NJ in partnership with JFK University Hospital and Raritan Bay Hospital of Hackensack Meridian Hospitals.

During the event, NJ STATE AAPI and JFK Hospital launched the SACHI program, a community health initiative to identify high risk patients with cardiovascular, hypertension diabetes stroke risk, Cancer screening etc.

The two organizations also pledged US$ 1 million to the initiative in the presence of Edison Mayor Sam Joshi and Deputy Consul General of India in New York, Varun Jeph.

The Mayor highlighted the importance of Indian physicians in the country and appealed to get involved more in advocacy and policy while the Consul General emphasized the importance of Indo US relationship and role of the Indian physicians in strengthening it.

SACHI was born after NJ STATE AAPI, Dr Kishore Ratkalkar and Amie Thornton president CEO of JFK university hospital realized the need to address the health care inequity among the uninsured and underinsured South Asian population in the communities.

Dr Raj Bhayani convention chair gave the welcome address while president Dr Atul Prakash spoke about the need to help the community. The NJ State AAPI leadership also honored Thorton and Raritan Bay Hospital CEO Patriicia Carroll for their service to community during the event.

NJ State AAPI was founded six years ago Indian Americans by Dr Raj Bhayani, Dr Binod Sinha, Dr Kishore Ratkalkar and Dr Hemant Patel. The organization aims to united all the Indian physicians to provide service to patients at the highest quality and mentor the younger generation of physicians to take the chapter forward.