Adds Behavioral Health Clinician and Pediatric Nurse Practioner
Wood River Health has expanded its team of
providers by hiring Behavioral Health Clinician Aprile Daley, MSW, LCSW and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Maria McGurrin, DNP, MSN, CPNP.Aprile Daley
“I am delighted
that Aprile Daley and Maria McGurrin have joined our team of providers,”
stated President and CEO Alison L. Croke, MHA. “Our staff
are mission driven; they are dedicated to increasing the quality of life
of the members of this community. By expanding our staff, we are able to
connect more patients with the health care programs and services they require
to thrive.”
Aprile Daley, MSW, LCSW is a behavioral health clinician at Wood River Health who works with children, adolescents, and adults. Aprile graduated from Rhode Island College in 2022 with her master’s in social work and has over eight years’ experience working in the mental health field.
At Rhode Island
College, she also attained a certificate in integrated behavioral health and
has worked in several federally qualified community health centers in the state
of Rhode Island. Maria McGurrin
Daley’s specialties include working with patients with trauma, PTSD, grief, personality disorders, ADHD, Autism, depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. As a behavioral health clinician Aprile strives to create a safe space for her patients that fosters resilience, growth, and empowerment while helping her patients develop goals that align with their personal values and beliefs.
Maria McGurrin, DNP, MSN, CPNP joined Wood River Health in June 2023 as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She earned a Bachelors of Arts Degree from Bryn Mawr College in Anthropology with a focus on physical and medical anthropological practice.
Maria received both her master’s and her doctorate in Pediatric Nursing Practice from Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Professions. She has additional experience in case management and public health responses to infectious disease.
McGurrin has worked in a variety of clinical and non-clinical
settings including pediatric primary care clinics, schools, community health
centers, remote care management and as a consultant for practices applying for
Patient Centered Medical Home Recognition.
Wood
River Health's medical, behavioral health and dental services providers are
dedicated to delivering high quality, affordable health care in a community
setting. To learn more about the health care and support services that Wood
River Health provides or its Sliding Fee Scale Program, visit
WoodRiverHealth.org.
About
Wood River Health
Since
1976, Wood River Health has delivered medical, dental and social services to
the communities of southwestern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut. Its
mission is to provide its patients with high-quality and affordable health care
services through a compassionate, team-based approach. Its vision is for every
member of its community to experience physical, emotional and social
well-being.
A
private, non-profit Community Health Center, Wood River Health is devoted to
providing quality patient care to over 8,600 patients. It is recognized by the
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as a Patient-Centered Medical
Home. As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Wood River Health receives
funds from the HRSA Health Center Program to provide primary care services in
underserved areas.