MEET OUR STAFF

Eric A Tchuigoua CSM, MSPM

Eric is the Founder & CEO of AFFINITY HEALTH

As AFFINITY HEALTH CEO, Eric act as the figurative head of the organization when communicating with directors, government entities, prospective clients and/or business partners and the public. 

He leads the development of the organization’s long- and short-term strategies; Manages overall operations and make major decisions affecting the organization; Manages the organization’s resources, negotiate, or approve agreements and contracts for the organization; Manages company organizational structure, communicate with the board of directors, assess, and minimize risks to the company, set strategic goals, provide company-wide leadership. In addition, Eric role is to also serve as the company’s primary spokesperson, identify and address companywide problems, develop, and uphold the company’s culture and mission/vision while implementing strategic plans by working with senior stakeholders and evaluating and tracking the success of the company in reaching its goals.

Eric is a Certify Scrum Master and holds a master’s in project management. He has extensive experience in hospitality management, business development and business credentialing. Eric worked for Marriott Int - A fortune 500 companies where he held several management and leadership positions; Also, IHG - which is ranked among the top 100 Best companies to work for as senior manager reporting to the Director. Eric's passion for healthcare came while working as the managing Director at SDM-1 STOP PRIMARY URGENT CARE. Concerned with the health and wellbeing of his patients, he always went above and beyond to make sure they get what they need by creating processes that ease their access to care and propose ideas to improve in place guidelines. He works very closely with MCOs such as AmeriHealth Caritas, Medstar and CareFirst to develop plans to better serve Medicaid and Medicare patients seeking care. He will be assisted by the Medical Director, the Director of Pharmacy Program,  and various staff.

Dr. Laure Ndeutchoua FNP -C DNP

Dr. Laure Ndeutchoua is Affinity Health's Medical Director. 

Becoming a healthcare provider has been a life-long dream she diligently worked to accomplish. She started her career as Registered Nurse during which she had the opportunity to work in acute care, long-term care, community health and visiting nursing.  During the course of her Nurse Practitioner program, she had the privilege of completing her clinical rotations at the following sites: 

For the duration of her time in theses rotations, she was fortunate to care for a variety of patients and families. She believes in continuity of care for all her patients and is looking forward to extending this level of quality of care in her new practice.  Dr. Laure Ndeutchoua started 1 Stop Primary and Urgent Care so she can provide access to the most vulnerable and non-insured patients.  1 Stop Primary and Urgent Care is a place where people are treated with dignity and respect. We now have the opportunity to care for patients and their families, not only for urgent matters, but also in follow-up to make sure they are stable. Dr. Ndeutchoua is looking forward to using evidence-based practice guidelines to care for her patients from childhood to adulthood and loves the diversity involved in her field.

Dr. Ndeutchoua is a Family Nurse Practitioner certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Due to her eagerness to decrease healthcare disparities, her capstone research project titled: Facilitating Person-Centered Care for People with Intellectual and Development Disabilities addressed the gap existing in staff training processes for organizations caring for people with disabilities.

Languages: English and French

Interests: Family Medicine, Mental Health, Community Health Services, Pediatrics, Patient-Centered Care and Holistic Care, HBPC.

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Gilles Alain Lewe Pharm.D

Dr. Gilles Lewe is AFFINITY HEALTH, Director of Pharmacy program.

Dr. Gilles role is to oversee our prescription managemt program. 

Dr. Gilles is a clinical pharmacist and has been for five years. Before that, he was a staff pharmacist, pharmacy coordinator and pharmacy supervisor at various hospitals and pharmacies including MedStar, Johns Hopkins and Ascension Saint Agnes. If there is anything he is passionate about, it is his patient wellbeing through appropriate prescription management and adequate technology use.

Dr. Gilles role at AFFINITY HEALTH is to carefully examine medication orders issued by physicians to ensure accuracy and appropriateness; Offer expertise and guidance regarding potential adverse effects of medications, assisting healthcare professionals in making informed decisions.

 Dr. Gilles also acts as a knowledgeable point of reference for healthcare providers, providing up-to-date information on medications and their usage, providing oversight and guidance to technicians involved in medication-related tasks. When it comes to implementing new systems, Dr. Gilles conducts comprehensive training sessions for staff members to ensure their proficiency in using new software systems before their official implementation, while evaluating existing workflow processes and offer constructive insights and suggestions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. 

To be able to properly assist patients with prescription issues, Dr. Gilles thoroughly investigates medication errors should there be any by employing data-driven analysis to identify and effect appropriate solutions, aiming to prevent future occurrences. To ensure we are up to date with prescription software management, he continuously review automated processes to identify areas of improvement and implement enhancements to streamline workflow and enhance patient safety.

Dr. Gilles will always be available to answer any of your questions or concerns and can’t wait to assist.


 Silvia Jones - Nurse Practitioner  FNP-C

Silvia is a Register Nurse and a Family Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience with House calls, primary care and Home Health. Silvia worked with companies such as MedStar, Adventist Hospital and Vicdania Home Health. Her role within AFFINITY  HEALTH will be to; 

Demonstrate knowledge of and application of Key Clinical Quality Indicators, and proactively monitors and implements systems to achieve and/or surpass our company thresholds. 

Ensure delivery of compassionate quality care and nursing supervision as by providing evidence base practice and prevention of comorbidities and apparent maintenance of optimal resident functions. Implementing process measures for high risk complex patients to decrease rehospitalizations.

Review 24-hour concurrent report daily to monitor timely of care, effective responses to significant changes in condition, transfers, discharges, falls, behavioral episodes, and medication errors.

Collaborate with physicians, consultants, community agencies, and institutions to improve the quality of services and to resolve identified problems and coordinates nursing services with all other departments including Therapy.

Coordinate and/or develop on-going quality review progress and activities for nursing services to monitor nursing compliance with standards and regulatory requirements, interviews, and record reviews. 

Participate in budget development for the nursing department, and for medical, nursing, and central supplies. Assures nursing staff properly charges out ancillaries used.

Help the Administrator prepare staff for inspection surveys, instructing staff on matters of conduct and disclosure, being interviewed by inspectors, immediate corrections of problems noted by surveyors, etc. Reviews and reinforces important standards previously cited and finally, interacts courteously with patients, family members, employees, visitors, vendors, business associates, and representatives of government agencies.


Brandie Bartos - Nurse Practitioner FNP- C MSN

Brandie Bartos is a Family Practitioner at SDM 1-Stop Primary & Urgent Care, certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.

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“I love being a primary care practitioner! Being a provider in primary care gives me the opportunity to help identify, guide, coordinate, and educate my patients regarding their specific issues and to meet their overall health goals. It is truly my passion to help my patients to understand and participate in their healthcare choices that best suit their needs and health goals. This is a privilege, a big responsibility, but also a big reward and an honor to provide high quality healthcare and to help others achieve the best health outcomes!”

 

She started her career as Registered Nurse during which she had the opportunity to work in Shock Trauma ICU, Acute Care, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Orthopedics, Pain Management, Surgery, Preoperative and Postoperative care with the following organizations:

 

She holds certificates in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Basic Life Support (BLS), ECG and Rhythm Interpretation.

During the course of her Nurse Practitioner program, she had the privilege of completing her clinical rotations at the Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center (Colorado) and SDM 1-Stop Primary & Urgent Care (Maryland). Her professional medical education includes:

 

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Edith Nappi - RN BSN CCM Manager

Yewoinhareg Tesfay- Administrator

Yamenga Mimie Gaelle -Manager

Novlette Edwards - MA

At AFFINITY HEALTH, we shine when you heal!