Local healthcare practitioner is finalist in national business accelerator
Jinga Oglesby-Brihm, DNP, APRN, to open practice Saturday, September 10
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., (September 8, 2022) – A local nurse practitioner is one of just 10 finalists nationwide in the American Heart Association’s Empowered to Serve Business Accelerator. Through the program, she has a chance to receive a grant of up to $50,000 to help her grow her health clinic.
Jinga Oglesby, DNP, APRN, ANP-C, is a longtime healthcare practitioner, with a background as a nurse practitioner working with heart transplants patients.
“The Business Accelerator isn’t just professional for me, it’s personal,” Oglesby-Brihm says. “I’m honored to be working with the American Heart Association, an organization I really appreciate, to help my practice succeed and reach residents in need.”
The Business Accelerator is a 6-week business training program for entrepreneurs helping to address a social determinant of health. It will culminate in a virtual finale Oct. 20, where each finalist will present their business idea, and three will receive grants toward their business.
“Fan favorite” voting on finalists will begin October 6, and the fan favorite finalist will receive a $5,000 grant for their business. The No. 1 and No. 2 finalists as determined by the judges will receive a $50,000 and $25,000 grant, respectively.
Learn more and vote at Heart.org/EmpoweredToServe.
Oglesby-Brihm is opening her own practice, Empower Healthcare, Inc., on Saturday, September 10. It will serve Pahokee and Glades residents, who otherwise have limited access to healthcare.
Oglesby-Brihm has been providing medical care in The Glades through house calls for more than 8 years. Her practice, located at 491 E Main Street in Pahokee, FL 33476, will be a primary healthcare center and women’s health provider for the community. Until the opening of her practice, female residents have had to drive at least 20 miles to reach a women’s health clinic.
“We want to help empower the community members of the Glades to live their best life, a life they so richly deserve,” Oglesby-Brihm says. “I want to be a facilitator to advocate with them and meet their health needs.”
The grand opening will be held Sept. 10 from noon to 4 p.m., with free mammograms and health screenings offered by a variety of local health organizations available from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
