OUR STORY

Dr. Naomi Kanyari Muhia founded the Lake Acworth Family Practice in 2015. Hundreds of patients trust Dr. Naomi as a provider. She is board certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners National Certification Board. Dr. Naomi earned her doctorate degree from the University of Alabama in 2008.

Dr. Naomi Muhia-Kanyari can be described as a humble community servant whose drives her joy and passion from seeing every patient who comes under care getting better. She has helped countless folks navigate the complex health care delivery system here in USA. She is the founder and clinical director of Lake Acworth Family Practice (LAFPRA) a private medical practice located in the metro Atlanta city of Acworth GA.

Dr. Naomi has extensive background in the medical field having worked as a certified and licensed Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and lead Nurse practitioner at WellStar Kennestone which is one leading hospitals in Georgia. She obtained her doctoral of Nurse Practitioner (DNP) from University of Alabama in 2008.

Her lifelong dream to be a medical provider was borne out of a difficult childhood experience living with a very sickly mom. However, on seeing how compassionate nurses and doctors who tended and took good care of her sick mother inspired her to become a nurse. For Dr. Naomi patient care is calling. She started her nursing profession at a tender age at Aga Khan hospital in Kenya before proceeding for further studies in USA.

Progressively Naomi gained broad medical knowledge and experience to become a blessing and jewel she is to the community. For the past 10 years she led and organized community health fares in partnership with Wellstar Hospital and in collaboration with other allied healthcare providers to bring annual health check-ups to the community. This outreach targets population that have limited access to healthcare. This community outreach not only brings much-needed community health services but more importantly it inspires many of the other Kenyan healthcare providers to give back to the community.

Lake Acworth Family Practice (LAFPRA) Brings Medical Service Closer to Its People

The inspiration to give back to the community led to Dr. Naomi to establish her own medical practice a first among the Kenyan’s in Georgia. As a provider at WellStar Kennestone Hospital emergency units and having worked in various private practices some of which include Hispanic clinics, Naomi observed that many minority patients and especially migrants fail to seek basic preventative healthcare. Consequently, many end up in emergency rooms, ICUs and unfortunately some loss life. Aware of the underlying challenges and the plight many of these immigrant communities are faced with Naomi purposed to do something about it. Following a daunting and tumultuous process like what many aspiring business entrepreneurs go through Lake Acworth Family Practice (LAFPRA) opened its doors for operations in Oct 1st, 2015.

Many will attest that the practice is a state of art fully-fledged medical facility tucked in the quiet suburbs of Lake Acworth. The clinic is a general practice that provides medical consultations, lab services, prescription drugs, EKGs, physicals, and specialist referrals amongst other related medical services. The mission of the clinic is to bring integrated and wholistic medical (Physical & Mental) -whole-person services closer to the people by offering one-stop-shop primary care wellness that is Affordable-Available & Accessible.

LAFPRA is conveniently accessible from interstate 75-N. A distinguishing feature of this professionally elegant medical clinic is the unprecedented level of warmth and homely welcoming atmosphere offered by its providers and staff who take the time to attend its patients.

The genesis of LAFPRA predates this Acworth medical facility to a couple of years back in Marietta where Dr. Naomi and Dr. Harry Watkins had initially launched Hillcrest Medical Clinic a non-profit organization and community health program. This medical outreach was accommodated within the Kenyan American Community Church (KACC) facility where at the time saw patients in a single office space behind the sanctuary where patients would be seen every Sunday afternoon.

LAFPRA is committed to delivering excellent medical care that is affordable. For the past 5 years, the clinic has revolved around an affordable self-pay model that basically focuses on the uninsured, underinsured, or even insured folks that have high deductibles premiums but are seeking to save and minimize theirs out of pocket medical insurance costs.

As a primary care wellness center, the clinic sees patients of all ages and conditions. The clinic prides itself on having flexible scheduling hours including after-hours appointments. Generally, one can be seen on the same day you call or as a walk-in.

The clinic is scaling up its operations into a hybrid model (Insurance & Self-pay). Beginning Sept 1st, 2020 LAFPRA will be accepting all major US medical insurances covers in addition to also taking Medicaid and Medicare that cater to the children, youth & the elderly. The Clinic is equally excited that Dr. Ade Adewunmi a remarkable medical professional will be part of the group on a more regular basis as the clinic repositions to be the preferred personal, family, and community healthcare partner and the go-to clinic when medical concerns arise. The clinic remains committed to being easily accessible and always ready to help folks who have health or medical-related questions including those seeking medical opinions not only here in the states but also for the loved ones overseas.

Desmond Tutu once said, “do a little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits put together that overwhelm the world” and indeed Dr. Naomi Kanyari and the team of providers at LA are doing their little bit of good that is changing our community by bringing medical services closer to all of us.