COMMITTED TO DEVELOPING BEST PRACTICES FOR LEADING EDGE HEALTH CARE
AMERY, WI (April 30, 2009) – Specializing in the treatment of chronic wounds that have not responded to previous treatment in more than 30 days, the Wound Healing Center offers highly specialized treatments including bio-engineered skin substitutes, growth factor therapies, biological and biosynthetic dressings and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Yet, amid all of its state-of-the-art equipment, the clinical staff relies on old-fashion number crunching to ensure new therapies are evidence-based and best-practice driven.

The Wound Healing Center is a National Healing Corporation (NHC) wound healing center and reports wound outcomes, patient healing times and other information to the Florida-based firm which was once again awarded the Joint Commission’s Certificate of Distinction for wound care.

"This is a tribute to the hard work and tireless dedication of our specialized clinical teams," says NHC CEO James Patrick. "Maintaining Joint Commission certification requires demonstrating a standard of excellence and the review process evaluates the program's ability to evaluate and improve care within its own organization."

The Joint Commission launched its Disease-Specific Care Certification program in 2002, the first program of its kind in the nation. An independent, not-for-profit organization, the Joint Commission is the nation's oldest and largest standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare. Founded in 1951, the Joint Commission seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public and evaluates and accredits more than 15,000 healthcare organizations and programs in the U.S.

The Wound Healing Center follows an evidenced-based methodology that begins with a patient's first visit. After performing a full diagnosis, the clinical staff takes photographs of the wound and does so again at each subsequent visit to document and evaluate the therapy's progress. Patients do not undergo any treatment or progress to a new level of treatment until the need is clearly indicated. Through regular reports and phone calls, the Wound Healing Center works with the patient’s doctors to develop a total approach to treatment and care.

NHC Wound Healing Centers also participate in clinical trials and multi-center studies of the effectiveness of new therapies and products. NHC accounts for more than 30 percent of the nation's managed wound healing centers and is a pioneer in research. Its partnership with the Wound Healing Research Program at The Ohio State University in Columbus has resulted in the world's largest database of tissue samples providing the most complete catalog of healing and non-healing responses across a wide variety of wound types and patient conditions.

For more information treating and preventing chronic wounds, contact the Wound Healing Center in Amery or call (715) 268-0175.