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 |  | | Cindy Miller, BSN, RNC | | | |
Frye Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that Cindy Miller, BSN, RNC, has been awarded the Certified Wound Care Nurse (CWCN) credential through the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing Certification Board.
Cindy has been employed at Frye for 9 years at the Vein and Wound Center, where she currently serves as the Clinic Director. She has been certified as a Community Health Nurse through the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 1990, and a Certified Wound Specialist through the Academy of Wound Management since 1999.
To achieve Wound Care Nurse Certification the applicant must be currently licensed as an RN and hold a Baccalaureate degree, complete 50 hours in wound care continuing education programs to remain current on the latest techniques and products, complete 1,500 clinical hours and successfully pass the examination.
Frye Regional Medical Center, part of Tenet North Carolina, is a 355-bed acute care facility located at 420 North Center Street in Hickory. The hospital has been serving the medical and health care needs of Catawba County since 1911. The hospital’s main campus includes a comprehensive heart center and cardiopulmonary rehab, orthopedics, bariatric surgery, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, restorative care unit, pediatrics, center for neurosciences, cancer center and women’s pavilion. Frye has several extended campuses to serve families throughout the area, including FryeCare, an outpatient diagnostic facility; Frye Industrial Health Services, which provides extensive industrial services and programs to employers; Frye Wellness and Education Center, which houses the Center For Diabetes Self-Management Care, perinatal education and community wellness classes; Infusion Care; Piedmont Therapy, offering sports and industrial rehabilitation; South Campus for psychiatric services; Tate Surgery Center; Unifour Pain Treatment Center; Unifour Pulmonology; two urgent care facilities; and Vein and Wound Center.Frye Regional Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. |
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