A highly-respected, Grenadian-born nurse practitioner is poised to launch a groundbreaking healthcare initiative in Brooklyn.
East Flatbush, Brooklyn resident Dr. Denise Romney, president and founding father of Japanese Circle, Inc. (ECI), instructed Caribbean Life on Sunday that she is going to launch the key initiative on Saturday, March 9, 2024, at 7 p.m., at Our Woman of Refuge Church Corridor, 2020 Foster Ave., Brooklyn.
“ECI’s mission is evident: To coach people aged 18 and older in New York on well being promotion, illness prevention and continual illness administration by way of evidence-based schooling data,” mentioned Dr. Romney, a major care supplier and household nurse practitioner (FNP) on the sprawling Kings County Hospital (KCHC) in Brooklyn since 1996, stating that she had “an epiphany” whereas offering major medical care to KCHC’s home-based sufferers, 65 years and older, of their residence in 2021.
She mentioned that perception led to the creation of ECI in October 2022, which goals to ship well being data to folks within the underserved Japanese Brooklyn neighborhood, utilizing numerous digital platforms, together with social media.
“We’re partnering with native stakeholders, academic establishments and neighborhood leaders,” mentioned Dr. Romney, disclosing that ECI plans to arrange workshops in schools, grownup facilities, church buildings, neighborhood occasions, local people boards, barber retailers and sweetness salons within the second and third years.
“The objective is to empower folks in the direction of higher well being administration and wellness, with the data and abilities acquired to turn out to be well being educators, making a ripple impact that advantages the neighborhood and past,” she added.
Transferring into the fourth and fifth years, Dr. Romney mentioned ECI envisions increasing regionally and globally, conducting well being gala’s and seminars all through america, the Caribbean and African communities.
“The main focus will probably be on well being promotion, illness prevention and continual illness administration,” she mentioned.
Within the subsequent 5-10 years, Dr. Romney mentioned ECI plans to ascertain a studying middle in Kings County, contributing to academic and neighborhood growth, with the goal of mentoring nurse practitioners and nurses in healthcare administration and neighborhood outreach.
She mentioned the proposed studying middle will present evidence-based well being data and healthcare courses accredited by the New York State Training Division.
Past the preliminary part, Dr. Romney mentioned ECI envisions that the training middle would turn out to be “a hub for healthcare schooling and innovation, addressing the rising demand for neighborhood well being wellness, high quality higher well being outcomes, and expert professionals in Kings County and surrounding areas.”
As ECI president, Dr. Romney she and an built-in staff of nurse practitioners, nurses and medical docs are poised to steer this cost.
She mentioned their life like and achievable targets align with “a dedication to neighborhood growth and empowerment, anticipating a constructive affect on the native workforce and healthcare sector.”
Dr. Romney mentioned they plan to collaborate with native stakeholders, academic establishments and neighborhood leaders to realize these targets, and can search donations, arrange fundraising occasions and apply for grants to help their initiatives.
With 39 years of devoted service, Dr. Romney mentioned she has navigated a distinguished profession, “triumphing over challenges in racial integration and faculty re-zoning within the Nineteen Seventies.”
Her tutorial journey consists of an Affiliate of Science in Nursing in 1985 from Borough of Manhattan Group School; a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1992 from State College of New York (SUNY) Downstate Well being Sciences College in Brooklyn; and an Superior Certificates as a Household Nurse Practitioner in 1996 and a Grasp of Science in Nursing in 1997 – each from SUNY Downstate Well being Sciences College.
In 2019, Dr. Romney achieved the top of her tutorial journey with a Physician of Nursing Observe (DNP) from Rocky Mountain College of Well being Professions in Provo, Utah.
Her skilled trajectory has been marked by numerous roles, together with being a registered workers nurse (RN) at SUNY Downstate Medical Heart and College Hospital from 1985 to 1987, and the adjoining KCHC from 1987 to 1996.
Dr. Romney served as a head nurse within the Emergency Division at KCHC from 1992 to 1996, culminating in her present place at KCHC.
For additional data, name Dr. Romney at (347) 424-9547.
