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Designed for dignity
Joerns Healthcare CEO Doug Ferguson aligns technology, mobility, and care delivery around patient dignity
Long before Doug Ferguson became President and CEO of Joerns Healthcare, he understood what one of the company’ s products could mean to families.
Seventeen years ago, Doug arrived for an interview at Joerns and came face-to-face with a piece of equipment he already knew well.“ As a four-year-old growing up in rural South Carolina, I had two cousins who had been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. I watched my aunt face the challenge of caring for two boys who were growing quickly and becoming increasingly immobile.” Years later, walking into his interview with Joerns, he recognized that equipment
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