WMCHC receives gold award for blood pressure control

Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC) was recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association for efforts to improve blood pressure control as part of the Target: BP (targetbp.org) initiative, a national evidence-based quality improvement program. WMCHC’s primary care offices earned a Gold level award based on data verifying that high blood pressure is controlled in 70% or more of the adult patients affected across its nine primary care sites.

Shown representing WMCHC are, left to right, Michelle Corrigan, RN, clinical care coordinator/risk manager; Jo-Ann Sames, RN, supervisor, Forest City Family Health Center; Jennifer Allison, LPN, practice manager, pediatric services; Christina MacDowell, CNM, DNP, practice manager, Women’s Health Center; Kara Poremba, MSHA, BSN, chief quality officer; Erica Brown, chief development officer; Wynter Newman, chief administrative officer; James Cruse, MD, chief medical officer; Teresa Lacey, RN, CEO and Robert Fortuner, CFO.