Seven million people in the United States have chronic wounds, and most are not getting the care they need. Many physicians who practice in specialties where wounds are common do not have the training necessary to manage their patients’ non-healing wounds. And there simply aren’t enough wound care specialists with the breadth and depth of…
Meeting the needs of your community is exactly what your hospital aims to achieve. But does that effort also include those living with chronic wounds? Creating a strategic plan to best serve this population can be done with ease if you have the right partner.
Wound care is a highly specialized and rapidly changing field of medicine. Healogics is committed to maintaining this pace as we strive to improve the lives of the people we serve.
Calcutta℠ Benchmarking Whether you’re offering wound care as a new service line, or have been doing so for years, it can be a daunting task to know if you’re excelling in your efforts. Understanding where you stand against other hospitals in your weight class can provide insight into your own program’s strategy and stimulate future…
The new Healogics® Bell Center for Learning, located in Jacksonville, FL officially opened in April 2022 and serves as a centralized venue for nursing and clinical courses. With fully interactive wound care models and patient simulation rooms that replicate real-life scenarios, The Bell Center offers an excellent training experience for our team members.
June is Wound Care Awareness Month, a time to communicate the special needs of those with chronic wounds and the variety of treatments available. This month-long celebration focuses on common wound types and the benefits of treatment options and prevention.
By Dr. William Ennis, DO, MBA, MMM, CPE In our most recent white paper titled, “The Use of Modalities in Wound Care Part 2: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy,” we examine the use of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) as an adjunctive therapy for diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) with Wagner grades 3 and 4. We found significantly improved healing…
We are proud to announce another achievement that benefits our nurses and the people they care for at our Wound Care Centers: Accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The ANCC Accreditation Program identifies organizations that exhibit excellence in Nursing Continuing Professional Development (NCPD). Healogics earned this distinction by promoting excellence in nursing and patient…
During our sixth annual Heart Health campaign, February 1 through 28, we are raising awareness of the impact heart health has on wound healing and the importance of screening for wounds especially for people living with cardiovascular disease.
Written by Carolyn Shinn, Vice President, Clinical and Quality Process Excellence at Healogics. Too frequently, we hear about people who have, for one reason or another, delayed medical treatment, and often they put it off for far too long. The reasons why range from financial concerns to time constraints to the hope that “this will just…
