meet our team
Express Care is staffed by highly-trained nurse practitioners who:
- follow nationally established clinical practice guidelines
- have the authority to write prescriptions
- work closely with Resurrection Health Care hospitals and physicians to ensure continuity of care if patient needs additional services
- have access to the expertise of an on-site pharmacist, 24 hours a day
Juanita M. Silverstein, FNP-BC, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner
“As a family nurse practitioner, I enjoy working with patients of all ages. I believe that we, as practitioners, can learn from our patients. Sometimes, they just need someone to listen to them.”
Juanita M. Silverstein received her Master of Science in Nursing from Concordia University and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Carroll University/Columbia College of Nursing. She is a board certified family practice nurse practitioner. Her special interests are alternative medicine, kidney disease and domestic abuse. She enjoys working with patients to help them manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Juanita is a member of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses and American Nephrology Nurses’ Association. She is married and has four children. She enjoys genealogy, crafts, bowling and spending time with her family.
Nakia L. Taylor, MS, APN
Family Nurse Practitioner
“As a family nurse practitioner, I am trained in management of acute and chronic illness across the lifespan. I believe that healthcare providers should empower patients to serve as integral components in their own health care.”
Nakia L. Taylor received her Master of Science in Nursing from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Nakia is a board certified advance practice nurse and a pre-doctoral fellow working on her PhD in Nursing Research at University of Illinois at Chicago. She holds certification by the Oncology Nursing Society as a chemotherapy provider and has a special clinical interest in the health disparities experienced by African-Americans.