Abby L. Allen, FNP

At BAYADA Home Health Care, we strive to serve a special purposeto help individuals in need have a safe home life with comfort, independence, and dignity. We provide nursing, rehabilitative, therapeutic, hospice, and assistive care services to children, adults, and seniors worldwide. We care for our clients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Since 1975, company founder Mark Baiada has been at the forefront of the home health care movementworking to give individuals greater access to high-quality care that helps them live safely at home. This in turn has led BAYADA to become a trusted leader in providing clinical care and support services at home.The professionals who make up BAYADA Home Health Care believe in one core principle: Our clients and their families deserve home health care delivered with compassion, excellence, and reliability. We focus on the needs of our clients and their families; helping them to cope with a myriad of illnesses and struggles within the comfort of their own homes. With over 300 offices in more than 22 states, BAYADA offices help serve communities and families all over the country.

Pete Lerza, NP, is a family nurse practitioner in Cambridge, Maryland, who takes a holistic, integrative, and contemporary approach to care for adults of all ages. Pete prefers prevention to intervention, focusing on helping his patients make healthy lifestyle changes to improve their health.At his primary care practice, Pete manages general health and wellness and medical conditions like diabetes and joint pain. Pete also offers sick visits to care for those unexpected illnesses and injuries.Pete has a masters degree in nursing, family nursing practice from The George Washington University (GWU) in Washington, DC. He also has extensive clinical training in primary care, OB/GYN, and pediatrics.Pete is affiliated with the Delaware Medical Reserve Corp (DMRC), the Delaware Coalition of Nurse Practitioners (DCNP), the American Nurses Association (ANA), the Delaware Nurses Association (DNA), and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).He pursued a career in health care so that he could help people live a better life by easing their suffering. Pete began his career as a nurse practitioner in 2019, working in urgent and primary care. Spending those first years working the front lines during the height of COVID-19 reinforced his passion.When not caring for his patients, Pete enjoys playing ice hockey and spending time with his wife, daughter, and dogs.Call Pete Lerza, NP, today or schedule an appointment online for patient-centered care. Pete accepts walk-ins and offers telemedicine appointments.