Department of Nursing Services
The Nursing Informatics Division
Our Team
In 2007, with the advent of the hospital wide strategic plan to implement the electronic health record, the Chief Nursing Officer, Ms. Margaret Jackson initiated the division with the Associate Director of Nursing , Lorraine Blake-Reid whose interest was in technology and its impact on nursing practice and patient care. Three Assistant Directors of Nursing were appointed, Ms. Curleen Devignes, Ms. Michele Fisher and Ms. Brenda Jenkins and the EMAR Project Team which consists of eight staff nurses dedicated to the implementation of the computerized system. Nursing Informatics participates in interdisciplinary strategic planning to determine system solutions that support patient care, set standards for clinical applications to meet accreditation standards and regulatory requirements.
Lorraine Blake-Reid, MA, RNC, CCE
Associate Director of Nursing-Informatics
Contact Information:
Extension 2074
Cell No. 1-347-554-1177
Curleen DeVignes BSN, RN
Assistant Director of Nursing-Informatics
Contact Information:
Extension 8011
Cell No. 1-347-554-1179
Michele Fisher, BSN, RN
Assistant Director of Nursing-Informatics
Contact Information:
Extension 8010
Cell No. 1-347-554-1178
Brenda Jenkins BSN, RN
Assistant Director of Nursing-Informatics
Contact Information:
Extension 1968
Cell No. 1-347-461-1382
EMAR Project Team
First Row: Left to Right; Joan Desouza RN-NS 61, Patricia Cummings RN, NS 81, Karla Service RN, NS 62, Tanisha Anderson RN, NS 32
Second Row: Left to Right: Margaret Jackson, CNO, Abdallahi Diop RN, NS 82, Tannisha Capers RN, NS 42, Yafresi Suero RN, NS 33
Third Row: Left to Right: Michele Fisher RN, Curleen DeVignes RN, Lorraine Blake-Reid, RN
Missing: Rhonda Hewitt RN, Stroke Unit