About Garnet Patient Advocacy
You don't need to become an expert in healthcare.
You need someone who already is.
Meet Your Healthcare Partner
Leah Nolan,
RN, BSN, CCRN, BCPA
Garnet Advocacy is led by a seasoned healthcare professional with experience across high-intensity environments, including:
Critical Care Registered Nurse
CCRN since 2022
Board Certified Patient Advocate
BCPA since 2024
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 2014
University of Texas at Arlington
Critical Care Fellowship, 2019
Still at the bedside
Part-time ICU float nurse at Parkland Hospital
But expertise is only half the story
Over the years, she discovered that her favorite part of nursing wasn't simply caring for patients.
It was advocating for them.
Helping people understand what was happening. Making sure their questions were heard. Finding a path forward when healthcare became overwhelming.
That realization ultimately led Leah to create Garnet Patient Advocacy.
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The Garnet Promise
We always remember there's a whole life behind the scenes.
This health crisis may be demanding your attention right now, but it's not the only thing in your life. Our job is to help carry some of the healthcare load so you can keep being you.
Start with a Conversation
Garnet represents protection, courage, clarity and guidance. In uncertain times, that's what we strive to provide: a steady partner who helps you understand what's happening, find your way forward and feel less alone in the process.
You can handle it.
You just don’t have to handle all of it.
Not Just a Swiss Army Knife of Expertise, But a Human Serving Humans
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She has traveled to 23 countries and is a dual citizen of Canada/United States. Highlights include scaling Machu Picchu, kissing the Blarney Stone, and attending Oktoberfest in Munich.
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She is a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo and an enthusiastic, if average, Mahjong player.
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She and her husband of 13 years live in the neighborhood of Park Forest with their two children and elderly Blue heeler, Oreo.
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What is a Board Certified Patient Advocate (BCPA)?
BCPA is a credential earned by those who have studied and passed the official certification exam to determine their abilities and fitness for serving patients and their families who need assistance with some portion of their journey through the healthcare system.
While Board Certified Patient Advocates can have many backgrounds, choosing an Advocate with a medical background is the optimal partnership in healthcare.