Neighborhood Nurse Launches Healthcare Concierge Concept In Atlanta

ATLANTA, GA, November 03, 2010

Neighborhood Nurse is bringing trustworthy healthcare advice and guidance to every person in every community, and doing it one neighborhood at time. Launching today in Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas, Neighborhood Nurse is the first organization in the United States building a national network of registered nurses and professional healthcare advocates accessible directly to the public at large.

The company's primary focus is to help consumers manage healthcare issues on a variety of levels, both clinical and non-clinical, and will continue to expand its offerings to fill the needs of its members and consumers. Neighborhood Nurse's core service is Nurse 24/7, which gives an individual immediate access to a registered nurse day or night, weekday or weekend, along with access to comprehensive self-care guidelines and interactive healthy living Web tools. Another source of advice and guidance is a focus on Aging Parents and providing their adult children with access to advice when they are faced with tough decisions or just need guidance about the day-to-day issues that aging parents and their caregivers have to work through together. Lastly, the company supports Special Needs by providing personalized advocacy services for such complicated and frustrating issues as insurance and healthcare benefits, care coordination and oversight, new mom and infant support, and other member assistance services on an "on demand" basis.

Launched in 2010 by Kristina Larsen, RN, founder and CEO, the company intends to bring healthcare advice and guidance directly to individuals and their families when they need it most. "I started Neighborhood Nurse in response to the outcry in neighborhoods across America for a simple, single, reliable source when we are faced with a healthcare problem or question we can't answer," says Larsen. "I have always been there for my family and friends to give professional advice and guidance when called upon and everyone is always extremely grateful to have that support and personal relationship."

With healthcare costs continuing to rise, health reform creating confusion and consumers paying more for healthcare coverage and care; their need and desire for individual guidance and support is greater than ever before. Consumers want access to a knowledgeable trusted resource when faced with a healthcare problem and the challenges of navigating a complex healthcare system. Neighborhood Nurse offers a professional service that is affordable, convenient and personalized.

"As healthcare becomes more and more complex, I believe everyone should have access to a knowledgeable healthcare friend who can act as a patient/consumer healthcare advocate. My reason for creating Neighborhood Nurse is to achieve that goal and to improve consumer health literacy through placing registered nurses at the forefront of advancing health and leading change, in our delivery healthcare system. We want to change the way people experience healthcare," says Larsen.

For more information, visit http://www.neighborhoodnurse.com.

About Neighborhood Nurse
Neighborhood Nurse is an Atlanta-based, community healthcare concierge service that provides personalized health advisory and care guidance services to direct to consumers. Our mission is to help people easily handle every healthcare situation and to feel confident about the medical choices and care decisions they make for themselves and their families. For more information, visit http://www.neighborhoodnurse.com.