Professional of the Year - Healthcare/Infection Control

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L. Jo Ann Bell

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.