NRMC is proud to announce that the NRMC Wound Center has been awarded the prestigious Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award and the Center of Distinction Award by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. This is the eighth consecutive year NRMC has received these two awards and achieved outstanding clinical outcomes.
NRMC Wound Center scored in the top 10 percent of eligible Healogics® Wound Care Centers® on the Clinical Excellence measure, which is the Comprehensive Healing Rate weighted by wound mix. This award is named for Dr. Robert A. Warriner III, a pioneer in wound care and the former Chief Medical Officer for Healogics.
The Center of Distinction is awarded to Centers that excel in Key Performance Indicators including Patient Satisfaction greater than or equal to 92%, Wound Adjusted Comprehensive Healing Rate greater than or equal to 77%, and Outlier Rate less than or equal to 16%.
“We are extremely proud of our Wound Care team for achieving such high standards of patient care year after year. Their commitment and dedication to providing high quality care was established ten years ago when we first opened and has remained a constant focus as they continuously perform at the top deciles nationally,” explained Kirk Soileau, NRMC CEO. “What sets our Wound Center and outstanding team apart is their compassionate care in treating the wound as well as treating the underlying cause of the wound. They are truly saving lives by saving limbs.”
NRMC Wound Center is a member of the Healogics network of over 600 Wound Care Centers and offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic and problem wounds which have not healed in a reasonable amount of time.
“At NRMC Wound Center, we known first-hand how chronic and problem wounds impact a person’s life – both physically and emotionally, and we are committed to doing all that we can to help them achieve optimal health,” stated Marcus Stokes, NRMC Wound Center Medical Director. “Being a part of the Healogics network allows us to provide advanced treatments to heal problem wounds. I am extremely proud of our outstanding wound care team on receiving this national recognition.”
Advanced wound care modalities provided by our 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.
NRMC Wound Center is located on the NRMC campus behind the main hospital on the corner of Bienville Street and East Fifth Street. It is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. To schedule an appointment, please call 318.214.4822. No referral or doctor’s order is needed.
For more information on the services NRMC Wound Center provides, please visit NRMChospital.org.
About Natchitoches Regional Medical Center
One of the largest rural health systems in Louisiana, Natchitoches Regional Medical Center provides access to care for more than 100,000 patients in the 5-parish region. The 216-bed healthcare system has over 1,000 Associates and more than 100 active and consulting physicians on its medical staff. The system is comprised of the 96-bed acute care facility and is home to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS services and training center; NRMC Cancer Center with medical oncology, hematology, and radiation oncology; a nationally acclaimed award-winning Wound Center; NSU Student Health Services; Breast Center; Behavioral Health Services in partnership with Compass Health; Ambulatory Treatment Center; the Courtyard of Natchitoches, a skilled nursing home; Pain Institute; retail pharmacy; Regional Cardiology Clinic; Sleep Center; Walk-in and Primary Care clinic; Pulmonology Associates clinic; Urology Associates clinic; Orthopedic Associates clinic; North Natchitoches Medical Clinic; General Surgery Associates clinic; OB/GYN Associates clinic; and NRMC Imaging Center. The NRMC Foundation helps support the hospital’s mission through its generous donors and signature events including the annual gala, golf tournament, TappedTober, and Steel Magnolia Run.
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.
