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2/2/2012
Advanced Wound Care Helps Decrease Number Of Amputations.
National Healing Corporation, the world's largest provider of hospital based outpatient managed wound care centers, announced the staff at National Healing centers treated more than one million wounds in 2011 with a healing rate of 89 percent.

9/30/2011
National Healing Corporation and Diversified Clinical Services to Merge
Combination Creates a Premier Wound Care Provider, Better Able to Treat Underserved Patients Across the Health Care Spectrum Boca Raton, FL and Jacksonville, FL - September 30, 2011 - National Healing Corporation, a provider of wound and disease management solutions for hospitals, and Diversified Clinical Services, also a provider of specialized wound care management services to hospitals, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which the two companies will merge.

8/19/2011
National Healing Corporation Earns National Nursing Continuing Education Accreditation
National Healing Corporation has received national accreditation as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

7/27/2011
National Healing Corporation Launches WoundtelligentTM Physician Web Portal
Technology to unite physicians to bolster already industry-leading heal rates

7/13/2011
National Healing Corporation CEO James E. Patrick Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Florida Award winner
Award Recognizes Entrepreneurial Excellence in Health Care Category

6/15/2011
National Healing Corporation Announces Full Time Regional Medical Director
Timothy W. Winkler, M.D., F.A.C.S., a general surgeon for over 20 years, has been named full-time regional medical director for Fla.-based National Healing Corporation...read more

6/7/2011
National Healing Corporation Marks 15 Years Helping Communities Confront Hidden Epidemic of Chronic Wounds
In 1996, National Healing Corporation CEO James E. Patrick recognized the significance of an aging population and increased incidences of diabetes and vascular disease on the nation's healthcare system and co-founded the company.

5/19/2011
National Healing CEO James E Patrick Named as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2011 Florida Award Finalist
South Florida - National Healing Corporation today announced that CEO James E. Patrick is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2011 Florida Award finalist.

4/15/2011
Renowned Diabetes Specialist and Researcher Joins National Healing Corporation Medical Advisory Board
Internationally renowned British physician, diabetes specialist, researcher and educator Dr. Andrew J.M. Boulton, M.D., MRCP, FRCP, DSc(Hon) has joined the medical advisory board of Boca Raton, Fla.-based National Healing Corporation to serve as a resource for the company's wound healing centers.

4/5/2011
Delray Beach Resident Jason Cohen Receives Top Employee Award
Healthcare corporate recruiter Jason Cohen has won the Ace Award as a top employee of Boca Raton-based National Healing Corporation

4/4/2011
Jay Hutcheson Recognized By Wound Care Industry Leader
Orlando, Fla. – As an aging population combined with rising rates of diabetes, obesity, and vascular disease fuels a hidden epidemic of chronic wounds, Orlando resident Jay Hutcheson has been honored as Regional Director of Operations of the Year...

4/4/2011
Mike Mehaffie Recognized with National Award for the Third Year in a Row
RICHMOND, Ind. – As an aging population combined with rising rates of diabetes, obesity, and vascular disease fuels a hidden epidemic of chronic wounds, Richmond resident Mike Mehaffie has been honored for the third year in a row for identifying communities...

4/4/2011
Connie Hutson Recognized By Wound Care Industry Leader
Corpus Christi, TX resident Connie Hutson was named Regional Director of Clinical Operations of the Year by National Healing Corporation, an industry leader accounting for approximately 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

4/4/2011
Teddi Kiefl Recognized By Wound Care Industry Leader
Canajoharie, NY.– As an aging population combined with rising rates of diabetes, obesity, and vascular disease fuels a hidden epidemic of chronic wounds, Canajoharie resident Teddi Kiefl has been honored with a national award for opening new state-of-the-art wound healing centers...

4/1/2011
Southern Ohio Medical Center Wound Healing Center Recognized
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio – Portsmouth resident Sonja Lichtenstein-Zayneh, M.D. has been named Medical Director of the Year for her work at Southern Ohio Medical Center Wound Healing Center by National Healing Corporation.

4/1/2011
Upstate Wound Healing Center At Laurens County Health Care System Honored As One Of The Best In The Nation
The Upstate Wound Healing Center at Laurens County Health Care System has been recognized with the Best Overall Wound Outcomes Award for its industry-leading healing rates by National Healing Corporation.

3/30/2011
Wound Healing Center Of The Berkshires At North Adams Regional Hospital Honored As One Of The Best In The Nation
The Wound Healing Center of the Berkshires at North Adams Regional Hospital has received three national awards for its service to the community from National Healing Corporation

1/27/2011
Need For a National Response to an Epidemic of Chronic Wounds
Newt Gingrich speaks to a group of health care officials at Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 after he visited a patient undergoing hyperbaric treatment.

1/27/2011
Newt Gingrich speaks to a patient while undergoing hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBO)
Center for Health Transformation Founder and Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich Tours National Healing's first wound healing center at Bethesda Memorial Hospital

1/27/2011
Need For a National Response to an Epidemic of Chronic Wounds
Center for Health Transformation Founder Newt Gingrich, National Healing CEO James Patrick and COO Jim Tyler discuss the need for a national response to an epidemic of chronic wounds at National Healing's wound healing program.

1/27/2011
Newt Gingrich Tours National Healing's first wound healing center location
Center for Health Transformation Founder and Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich Tours National Healing's first wound healing center at Bethesda Memorial Hospital.

1/27/2011
Gingrich calls Boynton Hospital a Model for the Nation

1/27/2011
Newt Gingrich visits South Florida
Gingrich visited the National Healing's Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program at Bethesda Memorial Hospital. He spoke with a cancer survivor while she was undergoing hyperbaric treatment.

1/17/2011
Surgeon Named National Healing's Corporate Medical Director
Scott Covington, M.D., F.A.C.S. C.H.W.S., a general surgeon with more than 20 years of clinical experience in wound care, has been named corporate medical director of Boca Raton, Fla.-based National Healing.

1/3/2011
Local Surgeon Awarded Certification
Timothy W. Winkler, M.D., F.A.C.S., regional medical director for National Healing Corporation and medical director of the Wound Healing Center at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala. has been board certified.

11/23/2010
National Healing Assists China in Confronting Healthcare Threat
BOCA RATON, Fla. - National Healing is on the front lines battling the epidemic by offering the Chinese medical community assistance in dealing with chronic wounds which are a major complication of the disease.

11/4/2010
National Healing Adds Award Winning Expert in Hyperbaric Medicine to Medical Advisory Board
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Leading expert Stephen R. Thom, M.D., Ph.D., U.H.M. has joined National Healing as the senior medical advisor for hyperbaric medicine to serve on its medical advisory board.

10/20/2010
National Healing Joins Center for Health Transformation
BOCA RATON , Fla. - National Healing has joined the Center for Health Transformation (CHT) to create a national response to the hidden epidemic of chronic wounds and the prevention of unnecessary amputations making limb preservation a primary healthcare focus.

6/29/2010
Arlington Resident Named Senior VP For Leader In Wound Care Industry
ARLINGTON, Texas – Industry leader National Healing has promoted Arlington resident Ted Kocken to senior vice president.

3/26/2010
Scotland Wound Healing Center Honored with National Award
March 26, 2010 - Scotland Wound Healing Center, which opened last May, has received two national awards for its service to the community from National Healing Corporation (NHC), an industry leader which accounts for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/26/2010
Mary Ann Horrigan recognized as Regional Director of Clinical Services of the Year
GREEN, OHIO (March 26, 2010) - Green, Ohio resident Mary Ann Horrigan was named Regional Director of Clinical Services of the Year by National Healing Corporation (NHC), a leader in disease management accounting for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/26/2010
Dianne Adelfio recognized as Regional Director of Operations of the Year
JACKSONVILLE, TX (March 26, 2010) - Jacksonville, TX resident Dianne Adelfio was named Regional Director of Operations of the Year by National Healing Corporation (NHC), a leader in disease management accounting for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/23/2010
Wound Healing Center at Charleston Area Medical Center Honored
March 23, 20009 - Opened in September 2007, the Wound Healing Center at Charleston Area Medical Center is already becoming an industry leader in quality care.

3/13/2010
Richmond Resident Awarded for Contributions to Wound Care Mike Mehaffie recognized as Development Person of the Year
RICHMOND, Ind. (March 13, 2010) - For the second year in a row, Mike Mehaffie, area vice president for National Healing Corporation (NHC), has been recognized as Development Person of the Year by the company, an industry leader that accounts for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/13/2010
Merriann DeTeso Recognized as Implementations Director of the Year
HAMPTON, HN (March 13, 2010) - Hampton resident Merriann DeTeso has been honored as Implementations Director of the Year by National Healing Corporation (NHC), a leader in disease management accounting for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/13/2010
Hunterdon Wound Healing Center Honored
March 13, 2010 - Opened in November 2007, the Hunterdon Wound Healing Center is already becoming an industry leader in quality care. It has been awarded the New Center Outcomes Award by National Healing Corporation (NHC), a leader in disease management accounting for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/13/2010
The Center for Wound Healing at Fort Hamilton Program Director Honored
FORT HAMILTON, Oh. (March 13, 2010) - The Center for Wound Healing at Fort Hamilton Program Director Linda Yarger has been honored as Program Director of the Year by National Healing Corporation (NHC), a leader in disease management accounting for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/13/2010
Clinical Nurse Manager at Wound Healing Center at Union Hospital Honored
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (March 13, 2010) - For her outstanding work at the Wound Healing Center at Union Hospital, Terre Haute resident Cynthia Pugh has been named Clinical Manager of the Year by National Healing Corporation (NHC). The company is a leader in disease management accounting for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/13/2010
BOCA RATON RESIDENT ANDREA JONES RECEIVES CUSTOMER SERVICE AWARD
March 13, 2010 - Graphic designer Andrea Jones has won the Ace Award for Outstanding Customer Service from Boca-Based National Healing Corporation (NHC) for creating, customizing and producing marketing campaigns and materials for the company's wound healing centers nationwide.

3/10/2010
Chandler Regional Medical Center’s Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen Center Receives Recognition
CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 10, 2010) - Chandler Regional Medical Center, a member of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), received three prestigious awards for their Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen Center at National Healing Corporation's 2009 annual meeting. National Healing Corporation has more than 150 centers in the United States and is an industry leader accounting for 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

10/2/2009
National Healing Corporation Supports Bethesda Hospital Foundation
Industry leader recognizes the site of its first wound care center with $50,000 donation.

6/2/2009
NATIONAL HEALING CORPORATION ELECTS TWO OF THE NATION'S FOREMOST HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVES TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOCA RATON, Fla. (June 2, 2009) – Two of the nation's foremost health care executives have been appointed to the board.

3/27/2009
Boca Raton Resident Charline Julmiste Receives Customer Service Award
Boca Raton resident Charline Julmiste recently was recognized with the company's Ace Award for Outstanding Customer Service and Administrative Excellence.

3/20/2009
Chicago Resident Wins Health Care Award
Carolyn Shinn recognized as Regional Director of Clinical Services of the Year

3/16/2009
Richmond Resident Awarded for Contributions to Wound Care
Mike Mehaffie recognized as Development Person of the Year

3/16/2009
East Texas Medical Center Wound Healing Center Program Director Honored
TYLER, Texas (March 16, 2009) – East Texas Medical Center Wound Healing Center Program Director Melissa Sikes has been honored as Program Director of the Year by National Healing Corporation.

3/16/2009
Local Physician Wins Health Care Award
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 16, 2009) –Dr. Drew Van Alstine has been named Medical Director of the Year.

3/16/2009
Mount Washington Resident Wins Award
Stephanie Lanham recognized as Regional Director of Operations of the Year

3/6/2009
Wound Healing Center at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center Honored For Research Project
DANVILLE, Ky. (March 6, 2009) - National Healing Corporation (NHC) has honored the Wound Healing Center at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center in Danville as its Research Participant of the Year.

3/6/2009
Clinical Manager at Affinity Wound Healing Center Honored
MASSILLON, Ohio (March 6, 2009) -- Laura Leading has been named Clinical Manager of the Year by National Healing Corporation.

3/6/2009
The Wound Healing Center at Amery Regional Medical Center
March 6, 2009 – Opened only since June, the Wound Healing Center at Amery Regional Medical Center is already becoming a leader in care and has been awarded the New Center of the Year Award by National Healing Corporation (NHC), a leader in disease management accounting for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

3/1/2009
Uvalde Resident Wins Health Care Award
Rudy Pruneda recognized by wound care industry leader as Implementation Director of the Year

12/12/2008
National Healing Corporation Rolls Out Rapid Wound Pathology Service in Association with The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
BOCA RATON, Fla. – Boca Raton, Fla.-based National Healing Corporation (NHC), which accounts for 30 percent of the nation's managed wound healing centers, is continuing its leadership in bench-to-bedside research by providing a new rapid wound pathology service to its centers and client hospitals in association with the division of dermatopathology in the Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine.

11/3/2008
National Healing Announces Majority Investment by Metalmark Capital
BOCA RATON – November 3, 2008 – National Healing Corporation, a leading provider of wound and disease management solutions for hospitals and wound treatment centers, today announced a majority investment by Metalmark Capital, a New York-based private equity firm.

4/11/2008
WOUND HEALING CENTER AT ANNA JAQUES HOSPITAL WINS AWARD
Ten-time award winner recognized for above average wound healing outcomes

4/11/2008
Green Acres Resident Wins Award
Recognized for customer service and administrative excellence

4/11/2008
Jacksonville Resident Wins Health Care Award
Recognized as Regional Director of Clinical Services of the Year

4/11/2008
Meridian Resident Wins Health Care Award
Recognized as Clinical Nurse Manager of the Year

4/11/2008
Tampa Resident Honored with Health Care Award
Pam Nelson is recognized for the second consecutive year

4/11/2008
Odessa Resident is Four-midable Businessman
Recognized for fourth consecutive year as Development Person of the Year

4/11/2008
Local Resident Wins Health Care Award
Recognized by wound care industry leader as Implementation Director of the Year

3/19/2008
Wound Treatment and Hyperbaric Center at Norton Suburban Hospital Honored

3/19/2008
Wound Healing Center at Covenant HealthCare Recognized for Research Role

3/19/2008
The Wound Healing Center at DCH Regional Medical Center is Honored

3/11/2008
Trumbull Resident Wins Health Care Award
Recognized as Program Director of the Year

3/10/2008
BAXTER REGIONAL WOUND HEALING CENTER HONORED

10/1/2007
NATIONAL HEALING CORPORATION CONTRIBUTES TO GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH
Recently published study is based on database of samples taken from Boca Raton-based company’s wound healing centers.

3/12/2007
National Healing Corporation Acquires Medical Multiplex, Inc.
Combined research, education and technology to create gold standard in wound care

9/27/2006
NHC named finalist in Excellence in Healthcare Awards
South Florida Business Journal recognizes Bethesda Memorial Hospital and NHC.

9/11/2006
Local Physician Named to National Board
Dr. Paul L. Vaughn to be a resource for 23 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers

9/11/2006
Local Physician Named to National Board
Dr. Robert J. Snyder to be a resource for 23 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers

9/11/2006
Jupiter Physician Appointed to College Of Certfified Wound Specialists
Dr. Jack E. Lighton also renamed to national board that serves as a resource for 23 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers

9/11/2006
Local Physician Named to National Board
Dr. John Leonard Gwin Jr. to be a resource for 23 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers

6/9/2006
New Center of the Year Award won by Reid Hospital Wound Healing Services

6/6/2006
Best Overall Clinical Indicator Award and First-Ever Medical Director of the Year Award Won by the Wound Healing Center at Anna Jaques Hospital

6/6/2006
Gulfport Resident Recognized for Clinical Service During Huricane Katrina Aftermath

6/1/2006
Sebastian Resident Recognized for Clinical Service

5/26/2006
New Center Outcomes Award Won by The Wound Healing Center at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals – Rose de Lima Campus

5/22/2006
Best Overall Wound Outcomes Award Won by The Wound Healing Center at Amsterdam Memorial Healthcare

5/22/2006
Wound Outcomes Pacesetter Award Won by The Wound Healing Center at Regional Medical Center in Anniston

3/23/2006
Outstanding Operational Service Award won by Eric Unser

3/23/2006
Regional Director of Operations of the Year Award Won by Maggie Taylor

3/23/2006
Pacesetter Center of the Year won by Wooster Community Hospital Wound Healing Center

3/8/2006
Outstanding Clinical Service by a Team Won by Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen Center Chandler Regional Hospital

3/7/2006
Regional Director of Clinical Services of the Year Award Won by Michael Sellers

3/1/2006
Outstanding Clinical Service Award Won by Marybeth Beaver

2/2/2006
National Healing Corporation Received JCAHO Disease-Specific Certification in Wound Care
Company accounts for 20 percent of the nation's wound healing centers

12/6/2005
National Healing Corporation Signs Agreement with VHA
Contract gives member hospitals link to state-of-of-the-art wound healing centers

10/4/2005
Leading Florida-Based Wound Care Company Teams With National Venture Capital Firms
Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and BA Venture Partners participate in recap and growth financing

8/23/2005
National Healing Corporation and The Ohio State University Launch Study to Screen Human Genome
In contrast to many research studies that focus on ways to heal wounds better, a new study seeks to discover clues as to why some wounds heal and some don't.

5/17/2005
McDonald Resident Wins Award
Rhonda Gregg, RN, was honored with the "Clinical Manager of the Year Award" for her work at the Wound Healing Center at Memorial Health Care System in Chattanooga.

5/17/2005
Cherry Valley Resident Wins Award
Stacey Halk, RN, BSN, was honored with the "New Center Clinical Manager of the Year Award" for her work at the Wound Healing Center at St. Bernards Medical Center.

5/17/2005
Wound Healing Center at Doctors Hospital Of Stark County Honored for Outstanding Care
The center received the company's “Best Overall Clinical Indicators Award" for achieving exceptional results in eight of the nine areas studied.

5/17/2005
Therapeutic Wound Clinic at Johnston Memorial Hospital Honored for Outstanding Care
By reducing the time it takes to heal wounds, the clinic which opened in 2003 received NHC's "Best New Center Outcomes Award."

5/17/2005
Central Georgia Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Honored for Outstanding Care
Central Georgia Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine has been honored with the "Clinical Indicators Pacesetter Award"

5/17/2005
Wound Healing Center at Anna Jaques Hospital Honored for Outstanding Care
The center received the “Best Overall Wound Outcomes Award" for obtaining a heal rate of 94% and decreasing the amputation rate to less than 2 percent.

5/17/2005
Covenant Wound Healing Center Honored for Outstanding Care
Covenant Wound Healing Center in Saginaw has been honored with the "Wound Outcomes Pacesetter Award" from National Healing Corporation (NHC).

2/1/2005
Development Person of the Year Award Won by Mike Mehaffie

2/1/2005
Director of the Year Award won by Chuck Grosche

2/1/2005
Entrepreneur of the Year Award Won by Lynn Lambert

2/1/2005
New Center of the Year Award Won by Indiana Regional Medical Center

2/1/2005
New Center of the Year Award Won by Johnston Therapeutic Wound Clinic

2/1/2005
New Center of the Year Award Won by St. Bernards Medical Center

2/1/2005
Pacesetter Award Won by Riley Memorial Hospital

2/1/2005
Regional Director of Clinical Services of the Year Award Won by Marybeth Beaver

2/1/2005
Regional Director of Operations of the Year Award Won by Ted Kocken

2/1/2005
Outstanding Clinical Service Award Won by Julie Cucco

2/1/2005
Outstanding Clinical Service by a Team Award Won by East Texas Medical Center

2/1/2005
Development Person of the Year Award Won by Tom Scoggins

1/17/2005
National Healing Corporation and The Ohio State University Announce Million-Dollar Partnership (January 2005) [PDF, 108k]
National Healing Corporation of Florida and OSU in Columbus, Ohio have partnered to form a $1 million research agreement with the goal of delivering cost-effective wound care to millions of Americans.

9/20/2004
National Healing Corporation Announces Expansion of Training Institute
Largo, Fla.-based Smith & Nephew to launch National Healing Institute Satellite Symposia Series

1/22/2004
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric medicine (HBO) is available at most National Healing Wound Centers, and is an adjunctive therapy used to enhance the healing of certain problem wounds.

1/20/2004
Hospital Reporting
National Healing® has established a protocol for reporting to our client hospitals on every aspect of wound center operations, including patient demographic data, case data and financial management

1/22/2003
Outcomes Database System
National Healing® has developed a proprietary system for tracking the effectiveness of wound treatments and therapies to measure healing outcomes.

1/22/2002
Adjunctive Therapies
Bio-Engineered Skin Substitutes




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