Monday, September 15, 2008

Case Western Reserve Nursing School Highlights Passport Health Northern Ohio Alumni

Enterprising Nurses: FPB Alumni Turn Nursing
Background into Entrepreneurial Opportunities

"Ms. Gordon and fellow FPB alumna Gail Mangan, MSN ’95, opened the practice in May 2007 in Beachwood, Ohio.

...The venture started when the two, both career nurse practitioners, were looking for a change. Ms. Mangan had explored starting a Minute Clinic. Ms. Gordon, whose father started his own business in his 50s, was itching for a new adventure, so when she was contacted by Passport Health about a franchise opportunity, she approached her friend with the idea of purchasing together. They took a “field trip” to Baltimore and decided to go for it."
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