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RefuahHealth mobiles signal summer in Sullivan County. Traveling between colonies and camps, Refuah’s Mobile Care Program aims to increase accessibility to the Center’s renowned services without interrupting vacations. Since 2011, the mobile program has strengthened healthcare infrastructure in rural upstate New York where the picturesque scenery is awe inspiring and, in the same breath, hard […]

SOUTH FALLSBURG, New York– RefuahHealth is pleased to kick-off the summer season with a visit from New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, MD. The Commissioner spoke at a measles prevention forum in South Fallsburg on July 1st, and then answered questions from the community’s rabbinical leaders. The positive exchange of questions and answers highlighted […]

[Spring Valley, New York, March 26, 2019–] At 2:00 PM today, County Executive Ed Day declared a State of Emergency in Rockland County. Under this declaration children under the age of 18 who have not received an MMR vaccine are prohibited from visiting public places. Since the Rockland County measles outbreak began in early October 2018, […]

[Spring Valley, New York, October 3, 2018–] Between September 29, 2018 and October 1, 2018, Refuah Health Center (Refuah) treated a patient with a confirmed case of the measles. The patient originated from out of the country and traveled to Rockland County, NY. Refuah is working closely with the Rockland County Department of Health to […]