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SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center receives Clinical Distinction Award

By WJBD Staff Mar 11, 2022 | 8:36 AM

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center has received the RestorixHealth’s Clinical Distinction Award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national quality benchmarks over a set period of time.

The Program Director of the Clinic Pamela Ford says the achievement reaffirms the quality of care The Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center provides its  patients every day. She notes despite a daunting pandemic, they have been able to maintain clinical excellence and are proud to be the recipients of an award that recognizes the hard work and dedication of our staff.

RestorixHealth launched its Clinical Distinction recognition program to recognize those centers that have demonstrated success by meeting or exceeding patient safety goals along with a 90% healing rate. The Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center is dedicated to optimizing outcomes and preventing lower limb loss in those patients with non-healing wounds.

The approach to wound care is aggressive and comprehensive, coordinating traditional and advanced therapies and techniques that are proven to reduce healing time and improve healing rates.

The center is staffed with a multidisciplinary team of physicians along with nurses and technicians with advanced training in wound care and hyperbaric medicine. Integrating a team of wound care professionals optimizes patient care, while offering the most advanced healing options. The Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center is located at 400 N Pleasant Ave., Centralia, IL 62801 and is open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For more information, please call 618-436-6318.