This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Radica Rampersaud, a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. She has been a member of our team for 21 years.
Radica is a native of Guyana, South America where her early education took place. She attended elementary school at Mibikuri South, Corentyne, Berbice, Manchester Secondary School, and graduated from Guyana School of Agriculture. In 1995, she moved to New York where she first lived in the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn, and later on moved to Ozone Park, where she currently resides. Attending college in New York was a challenge for her because she was raising two small children and working 30 hours a week as a cashier in a supermarket, all while studying for her degree. Radica accomplished her goal and received her Associate Degree in Respiratory Therapy from the Borough of Manhattan Community College.
Radica is very family oriented. She has two daughters of whom she is very proud, both of whom volunteered at Jamaica Hospital and now both work in the healthcare field. One daughter is a clinical pharmacist and the other is a physician assistant in orthopedic surgery. She is grateful to her husband for all of his support through the years. Her dog Aurora and her cat named Grey are also part of her family.
In her free time, Radica enjoys online shopping, cooking and spending time with family. She also likes to go to movies and restaurants. Her favorite types of food are West Indian, Thai and Mexican. Her favorite types of music are Bollywood and Chutney. Radica enjoys traveling, especially to Europe and Asia. Dubai is one of the places that holds special interest for her and she plans on traveling to Japan soon with family. The sports that she enjoys watching are cricket and soccer.
Radica takes pride in making a difference in the community. This is something that she accomplishes through providing exceptional healthcare to her patients along with other members of the hospital staff. Radica enjoys being able to teach respiratory therapy students, and working closely with doctors and nurses in a team approach to caring for patients. In 2022, she received a proclamation from the New York State Senate for being an Outstanding Woman in Healthcare on the occasion of Women’s History Month. We are very fortunate to have Radica as a member of our Jamaica Hospital team and we look forward to having her continue working with us for many more years into the future.
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