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The Doctor Is In
Pediatrician Celebrates Grand Opening With Health Plus And Community Children

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Brooklyn, NY - March 1, 2004 — Renowned Brooklyn pediatrician, Dr. Isaac N. Nwajide, celebrated the grand opening of his new office with Health Plus and delighted children from the Flatbush community, his new practice will serve.

Health Plus, the largest provider of government-sponsored health insurance plans in New York City and State, will be the new site's exclusive health plan. The company will have a presence at the new office, enrolling youngsters in need of free or affordable healthcare, twice a week, on Wednesday and Thursday.

"I'm happy to partner with Health Plus, because the name is synonymous with quality care," says Dr. Isaac N. Nwajide. "Together, with this new office, we can further help the children of Flatbush and Bedford-Stuyvesant to be healthy."

The new office, located at 391 Linden Blvd. in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, joins his other location which serves the Bedford-Stuyvesant community at 478 Halsey Street.

"We have a great relationship with Dr. Isaac N. Nwajide and we are pleased to work with him," says Tahirah Muhammad, Marketing Manager for Health Plus. "He does a great job taking care of the community's children."

No, she doesn't have the chicken pox! A face-painting clown makes a polka-dotted masterpiece on a local child at Dr. Isaac N. Nwajide's grand opening ceremony

Health Plus staff, clown entertainers, and Dr. Isaac N. Nwajide along with his staff and children from the community, all group together for a photograph at Dr. Nwajide's grand opening ceremony

Health Plus staff, Dr. Isaac N. Nwajide and his staff, and local children pose for a picture

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Health Plus, a not-for-profit, multi-cultural organization, is one of the fastest growing managed care organizations in New York City. It was established in 1984 with a commitment to provide coordinated quality health care and improving access to health care for uninsured and underserved families. In its annual review of managed care plans, the New York State Department of Health ranked Health Plus as the top plan for quality in its 2002 and 2003 "Consumer's Guide to Medicaid Managed Care in New York City." Health Plus is New York City's leading provider of Child Health Plus, a New York State Department of Health program that offers parents FREE or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 19. "CRAIN'S New York Business" magazine ranked Health Plus fifth among the largest health maintenance organizations in the New York area.