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.
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.
