PINEHURST, N.C. – FirstHealth’s Wound Care & Hyperbarics Centers at Moore Regional in Pinehurst and Moore Regional Hospital - Hoke recently received the Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.
The Centers achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including a patient satisfaction rate higher than 92%.
“Our clinical staff has a simple mission; we are here to heal,” said Willie Crawford, Wound Care & Hyperbarics program director.
“This award showcases how we continuously strive to provide excellent patient care and a great patient experience.”
The Moore Regional Hospital and MRH-Hoke Wound Care & Hyperbarics Center is a member of the Healogics network of more than 600 Wound Care Centers® and offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds that have not healed in a reasonable amount of time.
Advanced wound care modalities provided by FirstHealth’s wound care experts include negative pressure wound therapy, total contact casting, bio-engineered tissues, biosynthetic dressings and growth factor therapies.
The Center also offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which works by surrounding the patient with 100 percent oxygen to help progress the healing of the wound.
“We have an expert and dedicated clinical team in wound care,” said Peter Tucich, M.D., medical director of FirstHealth Wound Care & Hyperbarics.
“They are committed to serving our patients and providing the highest level of care that is necessary to heal chronic wounds.”
About FirstHealth Wound Care & Hyperbarics
FirstHealth Wound Care & Hyperbarics offers highly specialized care at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, Moore Regional Hospital – Hoke and Moore Regional Hospital – Richmond. All facilities provide highly trained wound care staff who monitor, manage and treat chronic non-healing wounds.
About Healogics
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Healogics is the nation’s wound healing expert. Last year over 300,000 patients received advanced wound care through a network of over 600 Wound Care Centers. Healogics also partners with over 300 skilled nursing facilities to care for patients with chronic wounds and provides inpatient consults at more than 60 partner hospitals.
As the industry leader, Healogics has the largest repository of chronic wound-specific patient data in the country. The Healogics Wound Science Initiative offers peer-reviewed research and advanced analytics in the pursuit of not only better outcomes, but a better way to provide care.
