Ramirez, Rina, MD

Rina Ramirez, M.D, an internal medicine physician, joined Zufall Health in 2007. She received her AB from Harvard College, and her MD degree from Rutgers Medical School. As Chief Medical Officer, she has guided Zufall’s expansion and spearheaded its achievements in providing excellent care.

Under her direction, Zufall received PCMH recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance and more recently, The Joint Commission accreditation. The health center was designated a Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion by the CDC and has received numerous quality performance and program awards from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and other national and state organizations.

Dr. Ramirez has been recognized as an Outstanding Executive Leader by HRSA, by the New Jersey Primary Care Association and for exemplary service by Morristown Medical Center. She is the recipient of NACHC’s Samuel U. Rodgers, MD, Achievement Award in recognition as a distinguished primary care clinician who exemplifies excellence in clinical practice and leadership at the local, state, or national level. Dr. Ramirez has led teams to participate in national learning collaboratives and innovation projects, fostering a patient-centered, trauma-informed primary care model that focuses on providing quality clinical services, integrated care, staff wellness, and patient satisfaction in identified areas of need.

As an active member of NACHC’s Clinical Practice Committee, past Vice-Chair of the Behavioral Health-HIV Integration Committee and current Chair of the Healthcare for Patients Experiencing Homelessness Committee, Dr. Ramirez continues to serve on expert panels and has presented at national, regional, and local medical meetings on clinical best-practices and quality improvement activities.