Christien Okoroafor, chief executive officer of The Angels Home Health Services, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for her contributions to the field of elderly and handicapped care in Silver Spring. Okoroafor, an honored member of Cambridge Who's Who, is a compassionate and dedicated individual who provides a much-needed service to community residents.
SILVER SPRING, Md. (BusinessWire EON) April 10, 2007 --
Christien Okoroafor, chief executive officer of The Angels Home Health
Services, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s
Who for her contributions to the field of elderly and handicapped care
in Silver Spring. Okoroafor, an honored member of Cambridge Who’s
Who, is a compassionate and dedicated individual who provides a
much-needed service to community residents.
Okoroafor, a licensed practical nurse with 15 years of experience in the
healthcare field, established The Angels in January 2006. The Angels
provides a coordinated system of healthcare services in a person’s
residence to promote, maintain and/or restore health and minimize the
effects of illness and disability. Okoroafor soon realized that in
addition to home healthcare services, the elderly and handicapped would
significantly benefit from a service that could transport them to and
from doctor visits. “Throughout my career, I
have seen the long waits people were forced to tolerate simply to reach
a doctor’s office. I knew that incorporating
transportation services into my already existing operation would be
greatly valued by my clients,” said Okoroafor.
Shortly thereafter, Okoroafor turned her vision into a reality. “It
couldn’t have worked out better,”
she said.
Okoroafor began her career in the healthcare field in 1992 as a home
health aide for District of Columbia General Hospital. “After
one elderly woman I was caring for urged me to return to school,”
Okoroafor remembers, “I enrolled at Regency
School of Nursing in Washington, D.C. and received my LPN license 18
months later.” Over the next decade,
Okoroafor worked at various healthcare facilities, including MedStar
Health and Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, D.C., where she
honed her nursing skills. “Then,”
says Okoroafor, “I realized that I had the
necessary nursing experience to open my own home health agency. I could
provide clients with well-trained and experienced registered nurses,
licensed practical nurses, geriatric nursing assistants, and home health
aids.” For clients, The Angels is Godsent.
About Cambridge Who’s Who
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provide its 200,000 members with recognition, support and credibility to
advance their careers. Cambridge Who’s Who is
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to www.cambridgewhoswho.com,
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