Outpatient Wound Care Clinic Receives the Wound Center of Excellence Award

 

The healthcare team of the Outpatient Wound Care Clinic at PCGH, including (from left) Summer Zettlemoyer NP, Malessa Winegeart Wells RN, Sarah Bissett CNA/Ward Clerk, Stephanie Guse Bordelon CNA/RN are pictured with the Wound Center of Excellence award.

 

Our Outpatient Wound Care Clinic earned the 2021 Wound Center of Excellence, issued by RestorixHealth, an organization that specializes in the development and management of comprehensive wound healing and Amputation Prevention Center facilities.

 
“Our staff brings a wealth of talent to the wound healing workplace and that fuels a positive impact on our patients’ outcomes.”
— Valerie Jarreau, PCGH Chief Nursing Officer
 

Recipients of this award have demonstrated exceptional success by meeting or exceeding clinical, operational, and financial benchmarks in different categories, including healing outcomes and patient safety, along with a patient satisfaction rate of 96% or higher.

Many thanks to the wound center staff for providing superior patient care!

Our Outpatient Wound Care Clinic is open Wednesdays. For more information about wound care or to schedule an appointment, call (877) 295-2273. No referral is required.

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