MOUNT WASHINGTON, Ky. (March 16, 2009) - Mount Washington resident Stephanie Lanham 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.
NHC Chief Operating Officer James M. Tyler presented the award saying, "Stephanie has been in Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine for more than 14 years serving in such positions as nurse and program director as well as in multiple regional positions. She is a patient teacher and serves as a mentor to many program directors in her region and cultivates a spirit of partnership among her teams."
NHC Wound Healing Centers specialize in the treatment of chronic wounds and non-responsive conditions and offer state-of-the-art methodologies and treatments including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the use of vascular studies, tissue culturing and pathology, revascularization, skin grafting and clinical or surgical debridement.
Lanham oversees operations at National Healing Wound Care Centers in eight states across the country. She is actively involved in the Baromedical Nurses Association as a member and honorary speaker.
Accepting the award, Lanham said, "I share this award with my outstanding team of program directors. We are all committed to delivering the highest quality of care to our patients and their dedication inspires me every day."
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About National Healing Corporation
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., National Healing Corporation
provides management services and the latest technology and expertise in wound healing
to its client hospitals to establish quality wound healing programs. The Joint Commission
has awarded National Healing Disease-Specific Care Certification for Wound Care.
Committed to health care compliance and best practice medicine, National Healing
emphasizes these priorities in its extensive clinical and business training programs.
The privately-held company accounts for 30 percent of all managed and outsourced
wound centers in the United States. For more information, please visit
www.nationalhealing.com.
