MERIDIAN, Miss. - (April 11, 2008) - Meridian resident Kim Hagwood, R.N., has been honored as Clinical Nurse Manager of the Year for her service to the Wound Healing Center at Riley Memorial Hospital in Meridian, Miss. The award was given by National Healing Corporation (NHC), a leader in disease management accounting for more than 28 percent of the nation's managed and outsourced wound healing centers.
NHC Chief Clinical Officer Katherine J. Rowland presented the award saying, "Kim and her team consistently met 10 of 10 clinical indicators of excellence making the Wound Healing Center at Riley Memorial Hospital a leader in achieving successful wound healing outcomes."As clinical nurse manager, Hagwood works closely with the center's medical directors and is responsible for all clinical nursing aspects of the center including providing continuity of care for patients, integrating new therapies into care and training new personnel, reviewing and reporting on patient outcomes and ensuring quality of care. Hagwood accepted the award saying, "When you can see the difference you can make in someone's life, it makes you that much more dedicated. This is for the entire Wound Healing Center team at Riley and their total commitment to our patients."Located at 1102 Constitution Ave., in Meridian, the Wound Healing Center at Riley Memorial Hospital specializes in the treatment of chronic wounds and non-responsive conditions and offers hospital-based outpatient wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy as well as diabetes care. Call (601) 484-3432.
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About National Healing Corporation
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. with offices in Tampa, Fla. and Louisville, Ky., 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 NHC Disease-Specific Care Certification for wound 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 Scale Venture Partners are majority shareholders in the privately held company, which accounts for 28 percent of all managed and outsourced wound centers in the United States. 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.
