River Hospital and River Family Health Center is pleased to welcome Brenda Hewitt, FNP-C to its team of quality providers.
As a member of the River Family Health Center (RFHC) team, Mrs. Hewitt is currently accepting new patients and will provide full-spectrum family medicine for patients of all ages. Her passion for a holistic approach to healthcare will be enthusiastically shared with her patients. She joins RFHC after working as a Nurse Practitioner at a family health center in North Syracuse. Prior to becoming a Nurse Practitioner, Mrs. Hewitt was a BSN prepared Registered Nurse for 21 years. She is also an Army veteran that served as an Army Nurse Corps officer for 10 years. She is looking forward to providing healthcare to local veterans and the civilian community.
“We are excited to continue welcoming new providers like Mrs. Hewitt to River Hospital,” Ben Moore, III, Chief Executive Officer of River Hospital said. “We have confidence in the quality and capability of our providers, and we appreciate the strong service they provide to our patients and the role they play in our organization’s ongoing growth.”
Mrs. Hewitt completed her Masters of Science degree in Nursing-Family Nurse Practitioner at SUNY Upstate Medical University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Niagara University. She is a member of the New York State Nurse Practitioner Association, as well as being a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner with the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Originally from Black River, she now resides in Brownville with her husband, Jeff, and their two daughters, Sarah and Laura.
River Family Health Center (RFHC), located adjacent to River Hospital, provides comprehensive primary family health care services to the year round and seasonal residents of the River Communities. RFHC is certified as a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home Program, an innovative program for improving primary care. River Family Health Center was the first practice in Northern New York to receive this level of PCMH recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
If you would like to establish as a patient of Brenda Hewitt at River Family Health Center, please call (315) 482-2094. River Family Health Center is open Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 5:00pm.