Patient Navigators

Patient navigators are Asian Americans who volunteer to assist members of their community in navigating the intricacies of american health care system. They are trained in medical insurance, physician assignment, laboratory assistance, and follow up appointments. Navigators come from each of the many Asian ethnic communities and speak the language, know the culture, and are actively involved in their respective communities.

Here’s a list of navigators in West Michigan.

Chinese:

Nancy Tuohy (Mandarin): 616-685-6664
Meixian Wang     616-648-4803

Linh (Lynn) Truong (Cantonese): 616-706-1912 (cell); 616-531-7176
Ray Wan (Cantonese) 616-648-5735

Filipino:

Cora Hanselman (Kapampangan, Tagalog): 616-685-6342

Minda Natulla (Waray, Cebuano, Tagalog) : 616-826-0754

Stephanie Verde (Tagalog)  616-446-2015

Hmong:

Christina Yang 248-506-5848

India:

Usha Singh (India Hindi): 616-956-0869
Mohammed Wahab (Hindi, Urdu): 616-455-9063
Elaine Wahab: 616-446-1020

Japanese:

Tomoko Pmmer:   616-362-2049

Indonesian:

Lana Lie 616-581-2648

Korean:

Hannah Feikema: 616-735-0308

Vietnamese:

Linh (Lynn) Truong (Vietnamese, Chinese Cantonese): 616-706-1912 (cell); 616-531-7176
Anh Tran: 616-560-8492
Tina Cao (Vietnamese) 616-634-0583
Huynh Tran (Vietnamese) 616-430-4663

Asian American patients may contact the navigators directly, or call 616-481-6194.

Volunteer opportunities as Patient Navigators available. Please contact Minnie Morey at 616-481-6194