Compassionate Care Primary Service began as a concierge & mobile healthcare business in 2021. The company was started by a nurse practitioner who saw the effects of delayed medical treatment and lack of healthcare education within the community while providing care to critically ill patients within the Intensive Care Unit.
The owner, Dironada Strange, has more than 15 years of acute care nursing experience. She began her nursing career as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) and worked at a rural long-term care facility until she departed for college. She obtained her Licensed Practical Nurse certification in 2004 and an Associate of Science in Nursing (A.S.N.) degree in 2006 from Santa Fe College. She returned to further her education, ultimately receiving a Bachelors in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree in 2012 from the University of Central Florida and a Masters in Nursing (M.S.N.) as an Adult Gerontology-Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP) in 2016 from the University of South Alabama. In May 2022, she returned to school and obtained a post graduate certification in Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) in addition to an Advance Forensic Nursing certificate. Her nursing career became full circle with the completion of her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in December 2023. In addition to her education, she has years of hands-on experience, skill set, and compassion for patients that have led to a rewarding nursing career where she is able to nurture, educate, and treat those who endure the greatest need as a result of lack of access, transportation, community resources, and healthcare coverage.
The goal of Compassionate Care Primary Service is to educate the public against preventative illnesses and manage chronic diseases with the purpose of reducing short and long-term complications. Compassionate Care Primary Service will always strive to ensure the patient’s well-being is understood with clear and obtainable goals, function as a patient advocate at all times, and provide honest and transparent healthcare in a cost-effective manner, all while building an unwavering patient-provider relationship in order to improve patient outcomes within the community.