Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing recognized with national award

The Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing has been recognized as a Center of Distinction by Healogics, Inc., the world’s leading wound care management company, making it the only not-for-profit center in Nevada to have earned this national award. The Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing is one of only two facilities in the state with this distinction.

The award distinguishes the Center for Wound Healing as one of the top wound care centers in the country and is given to facilities that have outstanding patient outcomes for twelve months or more. High standards must be met in all of the following categories to become a Center of Distinction: patient satisfaction, healing rate, outlier rate and median days to heal.

“We strive for the best outcomes for our patients, and to provide our community with the highest-quality care possible,” said Kelly Wilcher, Long Term Acute Care/Center for Wound Healing CEO with Carson Tahoe Health. “Receiving this award for distinction, and being the only not-for-profit wound care center in the area to do so, reflects our commitment to providing the most advanced and compassionate care to our community.”

Nationally, approximately seven million people suffer from chronic, open wounds, usually involving the lower extremities. This serious condition can cause significant impairment in the quality of life and may lead to limb amputation if left untreated. Non-healing wounds frequently occur in the elderly and in people with diabetes, peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and chronic vein disorders such as varicose veins and venous thrombosis and prolonged immobility.

“Our center is physician-driven, utilizing proven clinical protocols and a disease management approach that is recognized as best practice in wound care,” said Dr. David A. Johnson, Medical Director with the Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing. “Using state-of-the-art modalities, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy technologies, we are able to heal patients in our community, getting them back to living happy, healthy lives. We are proud to provide this specialized and needed service close to home."

The Carson Tahoe Center for Wound Healing, which opened in 2013, offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, and other chronic or non-healing wounds. Advanced treatments include hyperbaric oxygen therapy, negative pressure wound therapy, bio-engineered skin substitutes, biological and biosynthetic dressings and growth factor therapies.

For more information about the Center for Wound Healing at Carson Tahoe Health, call (775) 445-5632 or go to www.carsontahoe.com/woundcare.

About Carson Tahoe Health (CTH) 
Carson Tahoe Health is a local, not-for-profit healthcare system consisting of three hospitals, two urgent cares, an emergent care center, outpatient services and a provider network with over 20 regional locations. The system is headquartered on a beautiful master planned medical campus nestled among the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in north Carson City.

As the system’s cornerstone, Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center (CTRMC), voted 5th most beautiful hospital in the nation, is the only Baby Friendly designated hospital in Nevada. This magnificent facility offers a tranquil healing environment with 138 private rooms, an advanced open heart surgery program and expanded 24 hour emergency care. Also included on the medical campus is Sierra Surgery Hospital, a short stay surgery hospital vote #1 in Nevada for patient satisfaction and the State’s only gold level cancer center. For more information, go to www.carsontahoe.com

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, please visit www.healogics.com or to find a Wound Care Center near you, please call 1-800-373-HEAL (4325).