Sonora Regional Medical Center - Wound Care Center Recognized for Excellence in Wound Healing

March 20, 2014 (Sonora, CA) — Physicians and staff at the Center for Wound Care at Sonora Regional Medical Center gathered Tuesday, March 18, to celebrate receiving the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Center of Excellence award. The Center has exceeded Healogics, Inc., Center of Distinction quality standards for three consecutive years. In 2013, the Center achieved a healing rate of 92 percent in 30 median days. In addition, 92 percent of patients rated their overall experience at the Center as “excellent.”

The Center was awarded this prestigious honor by Healogics, Inc., the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The award is named for Dr. Robert A. Warriner III, a pioneer in wound care and the former Chief Medical Officer for Healogics.

 

The Center for Wound Care is a member of the Healogics network of over 500 centers, with access to benchmarking data and experience of treating over two million chronic wounds. The Center for Wound Care provided more than 3,000 specialized treatments in 2013, often preventing amputations and helping patients back to their quality of life.

Andrew Jahn, President and CEO of Sonora Regional Medical Center commented on the award. “We have seen an increasing demand for specialized wound care services in our community,” Jahn explains. “We are pleased to accept this award and proud of the excellent outcomes and patient experience this service provides for our community.”

“It’s an honor to be recognized for the success that the partnership between Healogics and Sonora Regional Medical Center has brought,” says Ann Christensen, Center for Wound Care Program Director. “And it’s so rewarding to know that we are healing patients and helping them return to a better quality of life.”

About Healogics, Inc. 

Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., Healogics is the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. Healogics and its affiliated companies manage more than 500 Wound Care Centers® in the nation and see nearly 200,000 patients per year through a connected network of centers, partner hospitals, academic medical centers, patients and families.  Leveraging its scale and experience, Healogics utilizes an evidence-based systematic approach to chronic wound healing in treating an underserved and growing patient population.  For more information, or to find a Wound Care Center near you please visit www.healogics.com.

 

About Sonora Regional Medical Center

Sonora Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit 152-bed health care facility including 72 acute beds, 12 swing beds, 68 skilled nursing beds and a large network of clinics, owned and operated by Adventist Health/Roseville, California. In addition to emergency and acute care services, other Sonora Regional Medical Center services include advanced cardiac care, cancer center, diagnostic imaging, home health, hospice, intensive care, obstetrics, rural health, surgical services, wellness center, wound care and hyperbaric oxygen, and over 20 primary care, urgent care and specialty clinics. The Medical Center provided care for a total of 4,500 admissions, 528 deliveries, 22,994 emergency department visits, 288,542 outpatient visits and 37,225 home care visits in 2012.  Staffed by over 165 physicians, 1,260 employees, and 175 volunteers, Sonora Regional Medical Center is the largest private employer in Tuolumne County. To find a physician in the area, contact the Physician Referral Line at (209) 536-3344.

For more information about the Medical Center visit www.sonoramedicalcenter.org.

About Adventist Health

Sonora Regional Medical Center is part of Adventist Health, a faith-based, not-for-profit integrated health care delivery system serving communities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington. Our workforce of 28,900 includes more than 21,200 employees; 4,500 medical staff physicians; and 3,200 volunteers. Founded on Seventh-day Adventist health values, Adventist Health provides compassionate care in 19 hospitals, more than 180 clinics (hospital-based, rural health and physician clinics), 14 home care agencies, seven hospice agencies and four joint-venture retirement centers. We invite you to visit www.AdventistHealth.org for more information.