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St. Louis, MO (January 13, 2010) - Advanced ICU Care today announced that it has named Kevin Lyons and Gene Tereba as Regional Sales Vice Presidents. The company also added Emily Lynn as Inside Sales Consultant. Advanced ICU Care delivers experienced critical care physicians (intensivists) and a quality improvement program to hospital ICU patients across the country through telemedicine technology, and locally through bedside care.
"The growth in our national sales team comes as we continue to deliver our virtual ICU program to hospital ICUs across the United States," says Scott Turner, MBA, vice president of sales and marketing for Advanced ICU Care. "We believe every patient should have an intensivist managing their care; that's what our program delivers 24/7, along with proven best practices and a program to optimize care in the ICU. Kevin, Gene and Emily -- joining our experienced sales team - will help us build upon our foundation as a leader in helping community hospitals manage their ICUs most effectively in terms of quality, patient safety and efficiency."
Regional Sales Vice Presidents Lyons and Tereba, along with Inside Sales Consultant Emily Lynn, join the company's national sales team in marketing Advanced ICU Care's virtual ICU program to hospitals throughout their respective regions. Lyons will lead all sales-related initiatives in the Heartland region, from Missouri to Texas, while also providing support for existing hospital clients. Tereba, based near Salt Lake City, UT, will lead Advanced ICU Care's sales and service efforts throughout the western region, from Colorado to the West Coast.
Tereba has more than 22 years of medical sales and marketing experience and has consistently delivered superior sales results for companies providing healthcare information technology services. Tereba most recently served as consultant and vice president of sales and business development for Aberet Medical Systems, providing independent consultation of medical imaging software and clinical monitoring systems. Prior to that, he was sales director for CareEvolve, a subsidiary of BioReference Laboratory providing laboratory, imaging, document, physician connectivity and software solutions. He holds an MBA from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA and a bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, OH.
Lyons comes to Advanced ICU Care with nearly 20 years of sales and management experience, with particular emphasis in customer relations, team development and business analytics. Most recently, Lyons was the GM sales manager for Alliance Footwear, a start up company. He has held progressive sales management roles since 1990 with significant sales and revenue growth and excellent customer service/retention. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Lyons will be based in St. Louis.
Also based in St. Louis is Emily Lynn, who joins Advanced ICU Care as Inside Sales Consultant. Lynn brings extensive experience in marketing, sales and support, having served as IT account executive for Belcan InfoServices before joining Advanced ICU Care. In this role, Lynn led new business development and maintained a strong sales pipeline. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
About Advanced ICU Care Advanced ICU CareĀ® is a medical service company that provides high-quality critical care to patients in the intensive care units (ICU) of community hospitals. Through experienced clinicians, supported by cutting-edge telemedicine technology and a proprietary process improvement program, Advanced ICU Care provides continuous ICU patient monitoring and improved care and safety outcomes to critically ill patients across the country. Hospital ICUs are linked with Advanced ICU Care's virtual ICU center in St. Louis, Mo. through a technology platform developed by VISICU, allowing Advanced ICU Care's board-certified intensivists (critical care medicine physicians) and critical care nurses to monitor hospital ICU patients from a central location.
For more information, visit: www.icumedicine.com.
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