Paris Regional Medical Center physicians, leaders, and clinicians gathered last week to celebrate the Center of Excellence and Center of Distinction Award, which was given to the Wound Care and Hyperbarics Team by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.
The Center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months, including patient satisfaction higher than 93 percent, and a minimum wound healing rate of at least 99.7% within 28 median days to heal. There we 635 centers eligible for the Center of Distinction award, but only 427 achieved the honor.
“Our experienced Team at The Wound Care and Hyperbarics Center are committed to advancing the treatment, healing, and prevention of chronic, non-healing wounds. Ultimately, it is the compassion of the Team Members that drives their notable outcomes. This award is a true testament of their hard work.” Scott Avery, COO
Paris Regional Wound Care and Hyperbarics Center is a member of the Healogics network of nearly 700 Wound Care Centers® and provides access to benchmarking data and proven experience treating approximately 2.5 million chronic wound. The Wound Care and Hyperbarics Center offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds which have not healed in a reasonable amount of time. Advanced treatments include negative pressure wound therapy, bio-engineered skin substitutes, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, biological and biosynthetic dressings and growth factor therapies.
“I attribute this honor to the hard work our Team provided in order to achieve the goals of superb clinical outcomes and fantastic patient satisfaction. It takes a skilled team to provide daily devotion and compassion to heal our patient’s wounds. Our pphysician-driven, multi-disciplinary approach allows us to build an individualized plan for a superior healing process.” Mary Kay Armstrong, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center Director.
The Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center offers state-of-the-art treatments including debridement, dressing selection, special shoes, and patient education. Those who reside in our community, suffering with non-healing and chronic wounds, can trust the proven outcome to quality care our Wound Care Center provides. The Center uses an interdisciplinary model of care, including infectious-disease management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, laboratory evaluation, nutritional management, pain management, diabetes education, and other areas to address total patient health.
For more information visit parisregionalmedical.com/departments/woundcare
