St. Mark’s Wound Care Center Receives Award

St. Mark’s Medical Center (St. Mark’s) is pleased to announce that their Advanced Outpatient Wound Center is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s highest achievement, the Wound Center of Excellence Award. Recipients of this prestigious award meet or exceed national wound care quality benchmarks over a set period of time.

The Wound Center of Excellence Award distinguishes centers that have demonstrated exceptional success by meeting or exceeding clinical and operational benchmarks in several categories, including healing benchmarks. The award recognizes performance during the period January- June 2023.

“Our team has earned consecutive clinical distinction and patient satisfaction awards, but this is a step above and brings great pride to be recognized for the continuous excellence of ongoing quality of care that our team provides for its patients every day,” said Jennifer Scott, program director. “Our team strives to deliver the highest level of treatment, compassionately and effectively, helping our patients heal right here in their community.”

The St. Mark’s Advanced Outpatient Wound 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.

Types of Wounds We Treat • Diabetic ulcers, including foot ulcers

• Arterial and venous ulcers

• Pressure sores

• Skin lacerations

• Gangrene

• Radiation burns

• Compromised skin grafts and flaps

• Post-operative wounds and infections

• Bone infection (osteomyelitis); and

•Traumatic injuries

Innovative Treatment Options • Debridement, to remove dead tissue, preventing infection and producing a healthy base for the tissue to regenerate

• Specialized antimicrobial and compression dressings to prevent and treat infection, decrease swelling, and promote the growth of healthy tissue

• Pressure relief, or “offloading” with physical aids such as custom orthopedic shoes, splints, casts, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs

• Nutritional counseling, to promote healing with adequate levels of nutrients

• Antibiotic therapy and antibacterial ointments, and

• X-rays, blood cultures, and other laboratory and vascular studies “Offering advanced wound care in our community is a game-changer for our patients who have chronic or intermittent wound healing issues,” said Mark Kimball, President and CEO of St. Mark’s. “The care that the center’s team provides improves the quality of life of these patients, as well as minimizes the inconveniences of lost travel time and driving in big city traffic.”

St. Mark’s center is staffed with a multidisciplinary team with advanced training in wound care. Integrating a team of wound care professionals optimizes patient care, while offering the most advanced healing options. “We will assess your symptoms, determine the underlying cause of your non-healing wound and customize the most effective treatment plan to stimulate healing,” added Scott.

The Wound Center is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (979) 242-2104.

St. Mark’s Medical Center services include a 24-hour emergency department; observation; cardiac and respiratory rehabilitation; wound care; laboratory and imaging services; mammography; as well as, sleep study.

About RestorixHealth

RestorixHealth, the nation’s leading wound care solutions company, develops and operates advanced wound healing centers and provides wound healing direct care services, education and advanced wound supplies nationwide. Forging strong relationships with their partners, Restorix-Health’s customized wound healing programs and solutions increase the access to care, lower or avoid direct care costs, reduce hospital admissions, improve outcomes and increase patient and partner satisfaction. For more information, visit www.Restorix-Health.com.