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L. Jo Ann Bell
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| Title: |
Preoperative Nurse, Educator |
| Industry: |
Healthcare |
| Type of Organization: |
Surgical Clinic |
| Major Product/Service: |
Plastic surgery patient care |
| Expertise: |
Mrs. Bell specializes in the care of surgical patients and infection control. She is an instructor in Basic Life Support. |
| Geographic Area of Distribution: |
North Texas, Southern Oklahoma |
| Affiliations: |
Texas Society of Infection Control; Association for Practitioners in Infection Control |
| University/Degree: |
B.S., Business Administration, Southeastern Oklahoma State University |
| Born: |
August 8, 1941, Ryan, Oklahoma |
| Hobbies/Sports: |
Custom sewing, dancing, travel, reading, walking |
| Spouse: |
Jimmy H. Bell |
| Married: |
September 19, 2003 |
| Children: |
David Bell; Five grandchildren; one great-grandson; two God-daughters; one God-granddaughter |
| Work History: |
From 1979 to 1997, Mrs. Bell served on numerous committees with the Texas Society of Infection Control and the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control on both a local and national level. |
| Career Accomplishments: |
Mrs. Bell started the infection control program at Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in 1978. She built infection control into a hospital-wide program and then into a system-wide program for two hospitals, off-site clinics and many doctor's offices. |