Portland, Maine (May, 2006) - Andrea Feller, LSW, Case Manager at New England Rehabilitation Hospital of Portland (NERHP) was awarded the prestigious Clinician of the Year Award for 2005. This honor recognizes an employee for their outstanding performance, clinical skills, caring, productivity and dedicated service. A ceremony was held earlier this year at NERHP's Brighton Room

"Since beginning at NERHP nine years ago," says Amy Morse, CEO, NERHP, "Andrea has established herself as a leader in the case management department." Ms. Morse adds, "It's her free spirit and sense of humor that endears her to all of her co-workers. Her clinical focus on patient care has helped her to achieve excellent outcomes for our patients. She has demonstrated this through her leadership within team conference and management of patient care needs."

Andrea is an integral part of the Amputee and Spinal Cord specialty teams. She has worked collaboratively with Maine Medical Center's Director of Ethics on committee development and education presentations. Most recently Andrea passed her LSW licensure.