September 18, 2000

Contact:

Raymond Abrahamsen
Director of Communications
856-231-1000 x161
e-mail:rabrahamsen@bayada.com
Bayada Nurses Announces New Director

Willow Grove- Bayada Nurses is proud to announce the appointment of Michele Lucas as the new director for the Bayada Nurses Willow Grove office. 

As the new director, Lucas brings many years of experience in home care with her.  Most recently she was the Performance Improvement Manager for Penn Care At Home.  Prior to that position, she was the Director of Business Development and Operations Manager at Ridgaway Phillips Company in Spring House, PA.

Lucas has been recognized for her excellence in the nursing field, receiving the Montgomery County District Nurse Award, Who’s Who in American Nursing and the Leadership Scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania Nursing School (where she received her MSN).  In addition, she has been published in Home Health Administration and Pennsylvania Nursing.

Founded in 1975 by J. Mark Baiada, Bayada Nurses is an independently owned home health care agency that employs more than 5,000 RNs, LPNs, home health aides and therapists, working from more than 60 offices in 11 states.

Bayada Nurses has provided a broad spectrum of skilled nursing, personal care, support, therapy and rehabilitation services through the Willow Grove office since June 1981.

Lucas lives in Huntingdon Valley with her husband and two daughters.  She received her BSN from Gwynedd-Mercer College and her MSN in Community Health Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania.

 

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