FirstHealth Moore Regional Wound Care & Hyperbarics Recognized with National President’s Circle Award for Clinical Excellence
| Date Posted: 11/3/2020
From left, Rachel Richardson, wound care center consultant, Angie Campbell, LPN,
Matthew Reinhardt, M.D., Rosa Olivero, LPN, Chelsie Wall, LPN,
Dana Quick, R.N., clinic manager, Janice Zinnerman, front office coordinator,
Willie Crawford, program director, Jamie Reaves, R.N., Laoma Watson, administrative assistant.
PINEHURST – The FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital Wound Care & Hyperbarics Center has been recognized as a National President’s Circle Award Winner for clinical excellence by Healogics, the nation's largest provider of advanced wound care services.
FirstHealth Wound Care & Hyperbarics achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including patient satisfaction higher than 92% and a minimum wound healing rate of at least 92% within 28 median days to heal.
FirstHealth Moore Regional was one of only 32 centers nationwide (or top 5%) honored with this award and the only center in the state of North Carolina.
“We are honored to be recognized for our clinical excellence,” said David Strom, M.D., orthopaedic surgeon and medical director of FirstHealth Wound Care & Hyperbarics. “This designation emphasizes the goals we set forth for our wound care centers - to heal as many patients as possible and improve their quality of life.”
FirstHealth Wound Care & Hyperbarics is a member of the Healogics network of over 600 Wound Care Centers®and provides access to benchmarking data and proven experience treating approximately 2.5 million chronic wounds. FirstHealth Wound Care & Hyperbarics 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. Leading-edge treatments at the Center 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.
“This prestigious recognition is a testament to the commitment of our staff to offer a level of wound care excellence that is recognized among the best in the nation,” added Dr. Strom.
About Healogics
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Healogics is the nation’s wound healing expert. Last year over 350,000 patients received advanced wound care through a nationwide network of over 600 Wound Care Centers. The Healogics team is made up of almost 3,000 employees, 4,000 affiliated physicians and a Healogics Specialty Physician practice group of nearly 300. In addition to the company’s network of outpatient Centers, Healogics partners with over 300 skilled nursing facilities to care for patients with chronic wounds, and provides inpatient consults at more than 80 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, an effort launched in 2017 to provide peer-reviewed research, recognizes the value and relevance of big data and advanced analytics to drive continuous, collaborative learning towards a better understanding of how to efficiently utilize healthcare resources for patients with wounds. For additional information, please visit Healogics.com.
