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Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry (with scissors) helps celebrate the grand opening of American Family Care Old Bridge. Henry was joined by AFC Old Bridge owners Divyesh Patel and Ketul Patel (holding corners of banner), Medical Director Dr. Krishna Konakondla (far back), medical staff and other attendees. - AFC OLD BRIDGE
Old Bridge Mayor Owen Henry (with scissors) helps celebrate the grand opening of American Family Care Old Bridge. Henry was joined by AFC Old Bridge owners Divyesh Patel and Ketul Patel (holding corners of banner), Medical Director Dr. Krishna Konakondla (far back), medical staff and other attendees. - AFC OLD BRIDGE
Urgent-care provider opens in Old Bridge
Dawn Furnas//October 16, 2023//
Listen to this articleA recently opened urgent-care facility in Old Bridge gives residents a new option for services, such as COVID-19 testing, seven days a week.
Located at 1120 U.S. Highway 9, near Walmart and next to Five Guys and Subway, American Family Care (AFC) Old Bridge celebrated its grand opening at the end of September and is now welcoming patients.
Health care services at the facility include on-site COVID-19 testing (including rapid and PCR COVID-19 testing); urgent care and walk-in care; on-site X-rays; flu and other vaccinations; occupational health exams and workers’ compensation cases; sports and school physicals; and more.
“AFC Old Bridge is now open seven days a week for patients who need to see a medical provider right away, whether it is for a rapid COVID test, another sudden illness like flu or RSV, or even a broken bone,” AFC Old Bridge Medical Director Dr. Krishna Konakondla said in a statement.
Konakondla said the staff at AFC Old Bridge focuses on providing treatment in 45 minutes or less. He added that the facility is also working to ease the burden on local emergency departments.
“We are still seeing a shortage of primary care providers following the pandemic, we hope to fill that gap for local residents, whether it is primary care, urgent care, or acute care,” Konakondla added.
The facility is independently owned and operated by Divyesh Patel and Ketul Patel, entrepreneurs who met at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
AFC Old Bridge is open seven days a week: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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