Jefferson Health opening first LGBTQ-focused practice in South Jersey
In March, Jefferson Health – New Jersey announced it was planning to open a new, first-in-South Jersey medical practice with a focus on lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and queer people. The healthcare giant hoped to open the practice in June, just in time for Pride Month.
But like just about everything else, those plans were delayed by the arrival of COVID-19.
Originally planned for Collingswood, the practice will now open in Haddonfield on Jan. 4. COVID derailed the timeline, for sure, admitted Amanda Kimmel, vice president of ambulatory operations for Jefferson Health – New Jersey. The pandemic disrupted planning and development for the practice as Jefferson, like nearly all health care providers, had to shift its focus and resources on fighting the disease that s wrought so much havoc, claiming at least 16,706 lives in New Jersey and 14,718 in Pennsylvania, the two states where Jefferson operat