TGB welcomes LeAnne Kerr, RN BSN

TORAL GARCIA BATTISTA ENHANCES LEGAL AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES WITH THE ADDITION OF LEANNE KERR AS THE DIRECTOR OF CARE MANAGEMENT

Toral Garcia Battista, a brain and spinal cord injury law firm in Florida, today announced LeAnne Kerr has joined the firm as the new director of care management. In this role, LeAnne will be responsible for providing high-level ongoing care management for the law firm’s clients. She will also engage with and serve as a liaison to various members of the healthcare community, such as physicians, social workers, registered nurses, physician assistants and trauma case/program managers.

“LeAnne brings tremendous experience to our firm as a seasoned trauma manager and registered nurse with a bachelor of science in nursing,” said Frank Toral, senior partner at Toral Garcia Battista. “This is a unique opportunity to serve those affected by brain and spinal cord injuries and their families while working with top professionals from both the health care and legal fields.”

Prior to joining the firm, Kerr was the trauma program manager at Miami Children’s Hospital, where she supervised the nursing care of all trauma alert and trauma registry patients from admission to discharge. In addition, she oversaw the trauma registry and all data submitted to the state, monitored trends in performance improvement, and maintained standards and programs aimed at ensuring quality trauma patient care.

She has also served as the trauma clinical coordinator, emergency department clinical coordinator and emergency department staff registered nurse at Miami Children’s Hospital. In addition to her tenure at Miami Children’s Hospital, Kerr also worked as a registered nurse in the emergency department at Memorial Hospital in Miramar, and as a travel RN in the emergency department at Broward General Medical Center. Kerr has also served as a clinical instructor for Keiser University, where she supervised the nursing students through their pediatric clinical rotation at Miami Children’s Hospital.

“I was extremely impressed by the firm’s staff and their commitment to help patients and their families cope with the challenges of a traumatic brain injury,” said LeAnne Kerr. “My passion for helping and advocating for traumatically injured patients epitomizes my nursing career. By applying this passion with my many years of nursing experience, as well as community involvement, I will help patients find the most appropriate traumatic brain injury resources.”

Kerr earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Miami. She currently holds national certifications as a brain injury specialist (CBIS), a pediatric nurse (CPN), pediatric emergency nurse (CPEN) and child passenger safety technician (CPST).  Kerr is also a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Society of Trauma Nurses, Emergency Nurses Association, and the American Trauma Society.