Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center receives Prestigious Center of Distinction and Clinical Excellence Award

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Pictured (from left) are Megan Purser, NP-C; Cheryl Bridges, RN; Libby Childress, Hyperbaric Technician/CNA; Jennie Benfield, RN, WCC, OMS; Kayce Johnson, Program Director; Christine McGuire, RN; Whitney McLain, RN; Kasey Kerley, Front Office Coordinator; Candace Miller, RN; and Tara Triplett, RN, WCC, CHFN, Clinical Coordinator; Not Pictured: Tracy Bishop, Front Office Coordinator.

Special to Iredell Free News

Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center has been named a recipient of the Center of Distinction Award and the Robert A. Warriner III, MD, Clinical Excellence Award from Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.

Iredell Wound Care was the only Healogics Wound Care Center in North Carolina to receive both the Center of Distinction and Clinical Excellence Award, a testament to the high quality care they provide locally.

In order to receive the Center of Distinction Award, Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center has achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including a patient satisfaction rate higher than 92 percent. The center has also scored in the top 10 percent of eligible Healogics Wound Care Centers on the Clinical Excellence measure.

“These awards are an indication of the atmosphere our staff creates for patients and their caregivers. When they walk through our doors, they are treated as family. Staff works with the patient and their care team to come up with a plan for healing wounds that works for those involved. We want the patient’s wounds to heal so they are able to get back to the activities they enjoy in life,” said Kayce Johnson, program director of Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center.

For 12 years, the Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center has successfully served and cared for patients with diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, and other chronic wounds which have not healed in a reasonable amount of time.

To treat chronic wounds, the Iredell Wound Care Center provides advanced, state-of-the-art treatments such as 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.

LEARN MORE

For more information on the Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center, visit IredellWoundCare.com. To schedule an appointment at the center, call 704-768-0542.

About Iredell Health System

Iredell Health System includes Iredell Memorial Hospital; Iredell Mooresville; Iredell Home Health; Iredell Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center; Community and Corporate Wellness; Occupational Medicine; the Iredell Physician Network and more. Iredell Memorial Hospital is the largest and only nonprofit hospital in Iredell County. The comprehensive healthcare facility has 247 beds; more than 1,800 employees; and has approximately 365 healthcare providers representing various specialties. Centers of excellence include Women’s and Children’s; Cardiovascular; Cancer; Surgical Services and Wellness & Prevention. The Health System’s newest campus, Iredell Mooresville, is home to the area’s only 24-hour urgent care facility, as well as an ambulatory surgery center, imaging center, rehabilitation services, and physician practices. The mission of Iredell Health System is to inspire wellbeing. For a comprehensive list of services and programs, visit www.iredellhealth.org.