Regional Director of Operations of the Year Award Won by Ted Kocken

Indianapolis resident Ted Kocken was named Regional Director of Operations of the Year by National Healing Corporation (NHC), a leader in disease management accounting for 20 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.

Katherine J. Rowland, NHC senior vice president of Clinical Services, bestowed the award saying, "Ted has played a tremendous role in National Healing Corporation's growth this year. He has a real commitment to working with our client hospitals, understanding their issues and creating partnerships that make a significant difference in our patients' lives. Ted personifies the company's core values of innovation, education, leadership and meeting the challenge of change."

NHC experienced 37 percent growth in centers under contract in 2004. Kocken oversees operations at eight National Healing Wound Centers in various parts of the country.

A healthcare professional with 20 years experience in operation management and sales, Kocken has a bachelor's degree in marketing from Niagara University in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

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Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., National Healing Corporation is a leader in disease management with a proven track record of results partnering with hospitals nationwide. NHC provides management services and the latest technology and expertise in wound healing to its client hospitals to establish quality wound healing programs. Specializing in the treatment of chronic and non-responsive conditions, NHC Wound Healing Centers offer hospital-based outpatient wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy as well as diabetes care. Committed to health care compliance and best practice medicine, NHC emphasizes these priorities in its extensive clinical and business training programs. Visit www.nationalhealing.com.

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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.