HEART EXPERTS AT CORAZON ANNOUNCE PROMOTIONS

Janaury 7, 2005 - Pittsburgh, PA—Corazon Consulting is proud to announce a company-wide restructuring to allow for continued growth and success. Accompanying this change have been several promotions:

Jackie Johnson, RN, MBA, CHE, Corazon’s Founder, has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer, responsible for company strategy, new business development, and sales efforts, while Karen Hartman has taken over company leadership and daily operations as President.

James Burns and Susan Heck have both been promoted to Vice Presidents and will co-manage the consulting team of ‘Heart Experts.’

David Fuller has been promoted to Administrative Director.

Jill Fuller has been promoted to Marketing Manager.

Corazon is a recognized leader in strategic cardiovascular program development, assisting clients through the full spectrum of consulting services from feasibility study and business planning through implementation of services. The Corazon team of Heart Experts has assisted healthcare leaders and physicians in tertiary centers and community hospital settings to bring specialized advice and progressive thinking in cardiovascular services to strategic planning, market assessments and financial analyses, clinical operations and new technology, Heart Centers and Heart Hospitals, physician-hospital partnering, best practice benchmarks, and staffing models and staff education for well-developed or newly established cardiovascular programs. Corazon pioneered the application of the Universal Bed in cardiovascular care delivery and brings firsthand experience with service line management as a progressive organizational means for healthcare providers. Corazon is a 2003 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Company and one of the 2004 “ Pittsburgh 100” Companies. Call 412-364-8200 or visit www.corazon-consulting.com for more information.

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