Outstanding Clinical Service by a Team Won by Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen Center Chandler Regional Hospital
CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 8, 2006) - The Wound Healing Center at Chandler Regional Hospital in Chandler, Ariz., received the Outstanding Clinical Service by a Team award from National Healing Corporation, a leader in disease management that provides management services plus the latest technology and expertise in wound healing to Chandler Regional and client hospitals nationwide.
The center specializes in the treatment of chronic wounds and non-responsive conditions including offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The award was received in recognition of the center's achievement in earning accreditation status from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS), a designation signifying the highest quality of hyperbaric medical care. To earn the rating, the center's medical team hosted a UHMS team of experts who reviewed the center's installation, operation and maintenance of hyperbaric equipment as well as its staffing, training, patient safety and standards of care.
Scottsdale resident Terri Harris also was honored both as Program Director of the Year and for Outstanding Leadership in a Clinical Project for her work at Chandler Regional and her contribution to the center's achievement.
Bestowing the awards, Senior Vice President of Clinical Services Katherine J. Rowland said, "People like Terri and the team at Chandler Regional make it easy to understand why National Healing Corporation provides the community with superior service that keeps the focus on the patient. Their contributions have helped make the Wound Healing Center at Chandler Regional one of the best in the nation."
Team members at Chandler Regional include Hyperbaric Oxygen Center Medical Director Brian Paterick, M.D.; Wound Healing Center Medical Director Paul Vaughn, M.D.; Clinical Nurse Manager Lisa Bashford, R.N.; Michael Cyr, L.P.N.; Karol Jones, R.N., June Munson, R.N., Lynne Solinsky, R.N., and Joan Roper-Thrailkill, R.N.; Receptionists Cynthia Burton and Kathy West; and Office Coordinator Shannon Sines.
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Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla., NHC 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 on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has awarded NHC Disease-Specific Care Certification for wound care. 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. Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and BA Venture Partners are majority shareholders in the privately held company. Visit www.nationalhealing.com.
The Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Oxygen Center at Chandler Regional Hospital is located at 1875 West Frye Road in Chandler, Ariz. Call 480-732-7701.
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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.
