Saint James Health

What Saint James Health does

Saint James Health, Inc. is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 2016 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey, that delivers integrated primary and preventive care to approximately 10,000 patients generating roughly 32,000 visits annually across four locations in Newark's East, West, and South Wards. The clinical offering spans four coordinated service lines: medical services (pediatrics, adult medicine, infectious disease and HIV, nutrition, and OB/GYN), behavioral health and social services (mental health counseling, WIC, insurance navigation, food pharmacy, and transportation), in-house pharmacy with embedded clinical pharmacists, and dental services. The pharmacy participates in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and patient care is supported by multilingual providers (English, Spanish, Portuguese) and a sliding-fee schedule that prices medical services at $30–$120 per visit regardless of insurance status.

The underlying technology platform is conventional FQHC infrastructure: clinical records are operated on the existing system with a planned migration to the EPIC platform via integration with strategic partner RWJBarnabas Health, which also provides the MyChart patient portal, an 80+ community health worker network across 8 counties, and the Uber Health transportation program (158,000+ patients served system-wide). The organization accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and a broad set of private insurers, and revenue is generated from a mix of patient service billing, 340B pharmacy savings, federal Section 330 grant funding, and state appropriations. Go-to-market is community-led, with patient acquisition driven by referral networks, community partnerships, school-based sites, and culturally competent care delivery rather than traditional marketing.

Leadership is led by CEO Nicole Fields, with an Interim Medical Director (Dr. Nelson O. Aluya) overseeing clinical operations. The board includes a former President & CEO of University Hospital Newark (James Gonzalez, Board Chair) and several civic and healthcare-sector figures. Two additional sites — at 555 MLK Boulevard (Fall 2026, with OB/GYN and cardiology) and 604 Market Street (Early 2027) — are in the pipeline, signaling a multi-year expansion phase. The competitive position rests primarily on the FQHC regulatory moat, the RWJBarnabas Health anchor partnership, and deep penetration of Newark's federally designated Medically Underserved Areas rather than on technology differentiation.

Name

Saint James Health

Legal name

Saint James Health, Inc.

Website

https://saintjameshealth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Saint James Health is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Newark, NJ, delivering integrated primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to approximately 10,000 underserved patients annually across four locations, in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Center / Federally Qualified Health Center Services

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111), Health Care and Social Assistance (62), Offices of Physicians (62111)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

Keywords

• Community health services
• Federally qualified health center
• Primary care clinic
• Behavioral health services
• Pharmacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Service Revenue: Revenue from providing healthcare services billed to insurance providers (Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance) and self-paying patients on sliding fee scale.
2. 340B Drug Pricing Program: Savings from 340B program used to support operating expenses for agency providing care to underserved populations, homeless, uninsured/under-insured, and patients with chronic diseases.
3. Government Grants and State Funding: Essential funding from state supports operations and expansion. Federally qualified health center status provides access to federal grants and preferential reimbursement rates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Saint James Health is a federally qualified, non-profit community health center delivering comprehensive primary and preventive care to underserved residents of Newark, NJ. Its unified offering spans medical services (primary care, pediatrics, adult medicine, infectious disease/HIV, nutrition), dental care, behavioral health and social services (mental health, WIC, food pantry, insurance navigation, transportation), and in-house pharmacy services supported by the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.

Product overview

Saint James Health is a federally qualified community health center operating as a single unified healthcare delivery organization offering integrated primary and preventive care services. The organization is structured around four core service lines — Medical Services (primary care, pediatrics, adult medicine, specialty services including HIV/infectious disease, nutrition, OB/GYN), Behavioral Health and Social Services (mental health, food pharmacy, WIC, transportation, insurance navigation), Pharmacy Services (in-house dispensing with 340B program), and Dental Services — all coordinated through a unified care team model. A patient portal (MyChart, powered by RWJBarnabas Health) enables appointment scheduling and record access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Services Comprehensive primary care including pediatrics, adult medicine, chronic disease management, HIV services, infectious disease treatment, and STD testing and treatment for Newark residents.
• Dental Services Dental care services offered at Saint James Health locations, with services coming soon per the website.
• Behavioral Health and Social Services Mental health counseling, therapy, food pantry services through Food Farmacy, WIC nutrition program, transportation services, and health insurance enrollment navigator services for patients and community members.
• Pharmacy Services In-house pharmacy with clinical pharmacists embedded in healthcare teams, accepting all major insurance plans and participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program for discounted medications for eligible patients, with free home delivery and free shipping.
• Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) Obstetrics and gynecology care for women, including prenatal, postpartum, and gynecological care, offered through the RWJBarnabas Health partnership with planned expansion.
• WIC – Women, Infants and Children Program New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Program providing wholesome food, nutrition education, and community support for income-eligible women who are pregnant and postpartum, infants, and children up to five years old.
• MyChart Patient Portal Online patient portal for scheduling appointments, accessing medical records, and managing billing, powered by RWJBarnabas Health.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves approximately 10,000 patients making just under 32,000 visits annually

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• RWJBarnabas HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor strategic partnership supporting St. James Health's expansion. RWJBH provides funding, helped open sites including East Side High School (2024), and is supporting expansion at 555 MLK Boulevard and 604 Market Street. Partnership includes integration with EPIC digital records platform, community health worker network of 80+ workers across 8 counties, and Uber Health transportation program serving 158,000+ patients.
• RWJ Newark Beth Israel HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for food pantry services. Saint James Health in partnership with RWJ Newark Beth Israel Hospital and The Community Food Bank of New Jersey offers food pantry services to both patients and community members.
• The Community Food Bank of New JerseysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing food pantry services to patients and community members to address food insecurity as a social determinant of health.
• Uber HealthsecondaryTechnology or IntegrationTransportation initiative through RWJBarnabas Health providing patients with transportation to medical appointments. Has served more than 158,000 patients.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Urban Health Plan: Non-profit network of FQHCs in the Bronx and surrounding areas with a strong social-determinants and community health worker model. Comparable emerging multi-site FQHC network with deep Medicaid and uninsured focus.

Direct peers

• Henry J. Austin Health Center: FQHC in Trenton, NJ with multiple sites providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy to underserved Mercer County residents. Comparable multi-site FQHC operating in a similar urban New Jersey market.
• Zufall Health Center: New Jersey FQHC with sites across multiple counties offering medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services to underserved populations. Comparable non-profit FQHC model with sliding-fee scale and multilingual care teams.
• Newark Community Health Centers (NCHC): FQHC operating multiple sites across Newark, NJ, serving Medicaid and uninsured populations with primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services. Most direct comparable given shared geography (Newark), FQHC status, and similar service mix.
• Metropolitan Family Health Network: FQHC in Jersey City, NJ delivering primary care, pediatrics, OB/GYN, dental, and behavioral health with sliding-fee scale. Comparable non-profit community health center serving an urban, predominantly Medicaid population.
• Horizon Health Center: FQHC based in Jersey City, NJ providing primary care, dental, behavioral health, and OB/GYN to underserved populations in Hudson County. Closely matches Saint James' integrated FQHC service line and patient demographic focus.

Regional players

• Partnership Health Center: Federally qualified health center providing integrated medical, dental, and behavioral health services in the Newark metro area. Comparable FQHC operating with a similar community-health and sliding-fee model.

Broad incumbents

• RWJBarnabas Health: Largest New Jersey academic health system with 12 acute care hospitals and a large community health worker network. Functions as both Saint James' core strategic partner and a broader incumbent providing overlapping primary and specialty care in the same market.
• CarePoint Health: Multi-hospital health system serving Hudson County and parts of Newark with primary care and specialty services. Relevant as a broad incumbent in the same regional market with overlapping ambulatory and community health offerings.
• University Hospital, Newark: Public academic health system in Newark providing ambulatory primary and specialty care alongside inpatient services. Comparable broad incumbent in Saint James' primary market, with overlapping safety-net patient population.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SJHealthNewark
• Facebookfacebook.com/SaintJamesHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saint-james-health
• Instagraminstagram.com/saintjameshealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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