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TeleHealth Names Richard A. Warner New Director of Project Management

Submitted by: Matt Barker on Aug 20, 2008 at 5:11 pm Tagged with: Healthcare, Healthcare IT, Hospital, Hospital Technology, Interactive technology Source: http://www.telehealth.com

RALEIGH, NC — August 19, 2008 – TeleHealth Services, Inc., a leading provider of integrated communication solutions for the healthcare market, has recruited Richard A. Warner to the new position of Director of Project Management. His duties will include leading a nationally deployed team of professional project managers in the delivery of products and services, with a focus on customer satisfaction, quality work and cost effectiveness.

“Richard joins the TeleHealth team at a key period in our growth,” said Joel Harris, Senior Vice President of TeleHealth Services. “His extensive experience in customer service, project and matrix management and direct management will support our customers nationally with our Tigr, TigrNet and other products.”

Mr. Warner has more than 20 years of experience in project management and customer service. Most recently the Director of Operations, Sales and Care Support at EMBARQ, a distributor of communications services, Mr. Warner led a team of more than 100 program management professionals in delivery of complex IT and customer experience solutions. While there, he directed the implementation of a new sales and customer experience process that led to EMBARQ receiving a J.D. Power & Associates customer service award for business in 2007. Prior to EMBARQ, Mr. Warner was Director of Operations at Sprint and Divisions Operations Manager at United Telephone of Florida.

Mr. Warner has a BS in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida, Orlando.

About TeleHealth Services
TeleHealth Services, headquartered in Raleigh, NC, is the nation’s leading provider of integrated communications solutions for the healthcare market: bedside access to entertainment, education and services; patient and staff video-on-demand education systems; hospital-grade televisions and accessories; education and entertainment content; system installation, maintenance and financing services. TeleHealth Services is a division of Telerent Leasing Corporation, which has been headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, since its founding in 1957. Telerent itself is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITOCHU International, Inc., a U.S. company based in New York City. For more information on TeleHealth, call 800-733-8610, or visit at http://www.TeleHealth.com.

Media Contacts:
Matthew K. Barker
TeleHealth Services
Director of Marketing
919-772-8604
matt.barker@telehealth.com

Christopher Capot
KNB Communications
212-505-2441
ccapot@knbpr.com