A healthcare professional for 40 years, Dr Rosemarie Lewis has worked with some of the leading medical providers in South Florida.

One of her ambitions was to launch her own healthcare facility.

That materialised on September 19 with the official launch of Total Healthcare Services & Wellness in Coconut Creek, South Florida.

It is equipped to deal with various illnesses including mental health, an area she specialises in.

“Launching Total Healthcare Services & Wellness is a dream fulfilled.

It represents hope, healing, and access to care for our community.

It took over two years of planning, prayer, and perseverance to complete,” Lewis told All Woman.

The Manchester-born Lewis has lived in the United States since the early 1980s.

After a stint in the New York City corporate sector, she was encouraged by her husband Albert to move into healthcare, starting as a nurse.

Albert Lewis was at last month’s function supporting his wife.

Their daughter, Amaya, also attended the function, along with Broward County commissioner, Hazelle Rogers, and Maxwell Chambers, a commissioner in the city of Miramar.

Since moving to South Florida in the late 1980s, Lewis has moved up the medical ranks.

She is a certified family nurse practitioner, focusing on psychiatric disorder and mental health, who has led many medical missions to Jamaica.

With Total Healthcare Services & Wellness, Lewis hopes to make a greater impact, especially with South Florida’s massive West Indian community.

“This is deeply personal.

As a nurse, educator, and mental health advocate, I’ve seen too many people suffer in silence.

I wanted to create a place where people feel seen, heard, and cared for — mind, body, and spirit,” she said.