March 15, 2016
The Marshall Wound Healing Center earned a Center of Distinction award for providing outstanding care, achieving a rate of more than 92 percent of patients expressing satisfaction with their care and for healing 91 percent of wounds within 30 days.
"We are very proud of this accomplishment,” said Sarah Smith, director of Marshall Wound Healing Center. “We are dedicated to helping patients get the healing they need in order to have better quality of life.”
Marshall Wound Healing Center is part of a network of specialties offered by Marshall Medical Centers. Through a partnership with Healogics, the center provides 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.
More than 500 centers were eligible for the Center of Distinction award, but only 221 achieved the honor.
Healogics is the nation’s leading wound care management company, providing high-quality wound care and consulting services to nearly 800 hospitals across the United States. Member hospitals have access to advanced healing technologies including hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Smith said Marshall Wound Center’s partnership with Healogics offers many
advantages, including:
Specialized training for physicians, clinicians and team members
A network of wound care specialists to assist with challenging cases
The world’s largest accumulation of wound data
For more information on Marshall Wound Healing Center visit mmcenters.com or call (256)894-6976.