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October 23, 2009
by Marketing
Services
AWARD-WINNING CENTER HEALS WOUNDS AND CHANGES LIVES
DADE CITY, FLA., (October
20, 2009) –Physicians, leaders, and clinicians met today to celebrate the
Center of Distinction Award given to The Center for Wound Healing and
Hyperbaric Medicine (Wound Center). This
prestigious award is presented by Diversified Clinical Services (DCS), the
largest national wound healing company, in recognition of the Wound Center’s
high patient satisfaction, exceptional healing rates and outstanding clinical
outcomes:
- Patient Satisfaction is 98.4% (national average =
91%)
- Healing Rate is 90.5% (national average = 79.5%)
- Days to Heal is 29.9 (national average = 47.4
days)
- Outliers[1]
is a rate of 16.2% (national average = 35%)
For twelve
consecutive months, the Wound
Center has achieved
success in healing difficult-to-treat wounds while providing excellence in care
to patients.
Pasco Regional
Medical Center partners with Diversified Clinical
Services, Inc. (Diversified) to provide specialized treatments through The
Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine.
“Diversified
brings us enormous resources and specialized expertise, both of which enable us
to meet the increasing community need for dedicated wound care,” explains Stan
Holm, CEO of Pasco Regional Medical Center.
“Patients who have been immobilized by chronic wounds for months, and
sometimes years, are grateful for the healing experiences they have as patients
of the Wound Center.”
“At the wound
center, the people not only help to heal your wounds, but they truly care about
you,” said Judith Roberts, a current patient who attended the award
presentation. “I was worried about the
possibility of losing my foot or having skin grafts. Now I don’t have to worry because the wound
center saved my foot.”
Eight million Americans suffer from
chronic wounds, which are visible and serious wounds that do not respond after
thirty days of conventional medical care.
With an aging population, the diabetes and obesity epidemics, and the
increasing incidence of chronic disease, the number of people suffering from
hard-to-heal wounds is staggering. The
incidence of chronic wounds is highest among diabetics, which often results in
amputation if not treated with the latest healing techniques. Chronic wounds can also result from other
conditions, including prolonged pressure on the skin, as well as venous and
arterial diseases.
A critical
component of a patient’s healing process at the Wound Center
is the Medicare-approved use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). HBOT accelerates the process of healing by
providing more concentrated and pressurized oxygen in monitored chambers. It is recognized as an important adjunct
therapy in the treatment of hard-to-heal wounds and amputation prevention.
“We’re honored,”
said Dr. Emilio Dominguez, Medical Director of the Wound Center. “It’s a privilege to be part of a great
collaborative effort between Pasco
Regional Medical
Center and Diversified. Together, we are able to heal patients in
this community and help them get back to living their lives.”
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About Diversified Clinical Services
With
approximately 300 hospital clients, Diversified Clinical Services, Inc., is the
largest wound care management company in the world, and growing rapidly every
year. Diversified partners with hospitals and physicians to offer the most
advanced modalities in wound treatment, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Providing outstanding wound care is their whole focus. Diversified’s experts
are internationally recognized, and share their expertise by training more than
900 physicians and clinicians each year. They apply Clinical Practice
Guidelines based on the experience of treating more than two million wounds,
and they achieve excellent outcomes measured with their proprietary i-heal® clinical database. Diversified Wound Care Centers’ limb salvage
rates are among the highest in the country.
About Pasco Regional Medical Center
Pasco Regional Medical Center
is an award winning, 120-bed acute care facility located off State Road 52,
eight miles from Interstate 75 and one mile from U.S. Highway 301 in Dade City, Florida. The hospital was established in 1973 and is
set on 22 acres encompassing 84,000 square feet on two levels. Pasco
Regional Medical
Center is accredited by
the Joint Commission and was named by Thomson Reuters® as one of the
Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals in 1997 and 2003.
In addition, the hospital is ranked among the Top Five Percent of
Hospitals in the Nation for General Surgery and has received a Five Star Rating
for General Surgery for five consecutive years (2006-2010). Pasco
Regional Medical
Center was named one of the Best
Places to Work in Pasco
and Hernando counties in 2008. For more
information, please visit www.PascoRegionalmc.com.
Photo Caption: Pasco
Regional Medical
Center, the Center for Wound Healing
and Hyperbaric Medicine and Diversified Clinical Services celebrate the Wound Center’s
Center of Distinction
award, October 19th at the Wound Center. Pictured are: front row (L to R) Monica
Andersen, Admitting Clerk; Teresa Morgan, RN; Dianna Martinez, CNA; Rhonda
Jackson, RN, Office Coordinator. Second row (L to R) Phil Minden, Pasco
Regional COO; Marty Keys-Goodemote, Diversified Clinical Area Vice President;
Nita Beckwith, Dade City Chamber of Commerce Executive Director; Stan Holm,
Pasco Regional CEO; Linda Lowman, RN, WCS, Clinical Coordinator; Dr. Keith
Rosenbach; Dr. Emilio Dominguez, Medical Director; Martin Barthle, RN; Judith
Roberts, wound center patient; Dr. Petros Tsambiras; Mary Alice Hendricks,
Program Director; and Jim Henry, Vice Chairman of Diversified. Other Wound Center
staff members not pictured include Monica Martinez, CNA, Hyperbaric Technician;
Mary McHale, RN, CDE; Mary Prizeman, PT, WCS; and Nicole Ballard, CNA.
[1] Outliers
are the percent of patients expected to exceed the typical healing period of 14
weeks.
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