William Newton Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center Recognized with National Award for Clinical Excellence

Jun 26, 2019

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William Newton Hospital physicians, leaders and clinicians gathered last week to celebrate the Center of Distinction Award, which was given to William Newton Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.wound care center award

The center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months, including patient satisfaction higher than 92 percent, and a minimum wound healing rate of at least 91 percent within 30 median days to heal. There were 621 centers eligible for the Center of Distinction award and 423 achieved the honor.

“This award is a testament to the skill and dedication of the entire wound care team,” expressed William Newton Hospital CEO Ben Quinton.

The William Newton Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center is a member of the Healogics network of nearly 700 Wound Care Centers® and provides access to benchmarking data and proven experience treating approximately 2.5 million chronic wounds.

Open since 2017, the center offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds which have not healed in a reasonable amount of time. Leading edge treatments at the center 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.

“We are very proud of our wound healing outcomes here at WNH, which means that we are helping folks heal. That’s why we are here,” stated Karrie Pettyjohn, Healogics program director.****