Lane Regional Medical Center announced today that Cardiology Services Director Laura Peel, RN, CCCC, has achieved recognition as a Certified Cardiovascular Care Coordinator (C4) from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.

Having successfully completed the Cardiovascular Care Coordinator training and passed the certification examination, Laura has demonstrated an enhanced skill set in team building, process improvement, strategic data utilization, provider education, and project management.

The objectives of C4 certification are to:

• Promote standards of competency for coordinators in the leadership role

• Promote professional and hospital success by helping coordinators define and obtain the requisite knowledge and skills to fulfill their responsibilities effectively

• Provide special recognition to those coordinators who demonstrate mastery of an acquired body of knowledge and skills in the cardiovascular continuum of care through successful completion of the certification process

Laura has 23 years of health care experience and is a former recipient of the Nurses of Excellence Award. She and her husband, Mike “Buster” Peel, Jr., live in Clinton.