Good Samaritan’s Wound Center Named a Center of Distinction

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

The Good Samaritan Medical Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine was recently named a Center of Distinction by Diversified Clinical Services. Pictured from left are: Good Samaritan Medical Center President Steven R. Gordon; Diversified Clinical Services Area Vice President Stacey Kolceski; Wound Center Program Director Patricia Webster; Wound Center Medical Director Dr. Christopher Corey, and Good Samaritan Medical Center Chief Operating Officer Donna Rubinate. 

Good Samaritan Medical Center physicians, leaders, and clinicians gathered on April 5 to celebrate the Center of Distinction award which was given to the Good Samaritan Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine in recognition of its high patient satisfaction rates, exceptional healing results, and outstanding clinical outcomes over the past 12 months.  This prestigious honor was awarded by the Center's partner in wound healing, Diversified Clinical Services (DCS), the nation's leading wound care management company. DCS Area Vice President Stacey Kolceski presented the award in person to the Center staff.
 
The Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, located at 909 Sumner Street in Stoughton, has achieved success in treating and curing chronic or non-healing wounds and in providing excellent care to over 600 patients since the Center's opening in July, 2008.   Good Samaritan exceeded Diversified’s required  benchmarks to receive this award:

• Good Samaritan demonstrated a 98% patient satisfaction rate; higher than the required benchmark of 95 %.
• The Center had a  29-day “days to heal” rate, lower than the company’s average 35-day “days to heal” rate, and
• Had a healing outcome of 93%, greater than the required rate of 89% set forth by Diversified.

“Diversified Clinical Services brings our hospital's Wound Care Center enormous resources and expertise, enabling us to meet the increasing need for specialized wound care. We are happy to accept these awards, and proud to offer this quality Center to our community,” said Donna Rubinate, MBA, BSN, RN Chief Operating Officer of the medical center.

The Good Samaritan Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine chose to partner DCS to ensure quality in providing specialized treatments to the Greater Brockton community, though the Center has treated patients from as far away as Cape Cod.  In these communities, many patient are suffering from chronic and non-healing wounds—a serious disorder that can lead to amputation of limbs and dramatically impaired quality of life.  Associated with inadequate circulation, poorly functioning veins, and immobility, non-healing wounds occur most frequently in the elderly and in people with diabetes and other diseases—populations that are sharply rising as the nation ages and chronic diseases increase.

Non-healing wounds of the diabetic foot are considered one of the most significant complications of diabetes, representing a major worldwide medical, social, and economic burden that greatly affects patient quality of life. Almost 24 million Americans—one in every 12—are diabetic and the disease is causing widespread disability and death at an epidemic pace, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Of those with diabetes, 6.5 million are estimated to suffer with chronic or non-healing wounds.

Good Samaritan’s Wound Center generally admits these wound patients immediately, working with referring physicians to determine the most effective course of treatment. This outpatient comprehensive service will offer advanced healing therapies often unavailable in primary care offices. These services use an interdisciplinary approach to treatment involving a variety of therapies and techniques, including debridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, dressing selection, special shoes, and patient education.  When wounds persist and resist conventional treatment, a specialized approach is required for healing.

DCS-managed Wound Care Centers® effectively utilize HBOT therapy to heal more than 35,000 diabetic wounds each year, providing more HBOT therapy than any other wound care provider in the world. Systemic HBOT therapy has been used to assist wound healing for more than 40 years, and is used as an adjunctive treatment for problematic, non-healing wounds that meet specific criteria. It is expected that 10-20% of the wound care cases will meet those criteria. These chambers will improve the already successful clinical results of the Center.

“We’re honored  to receive this award, “said Patricia Webster BSN RN CWCN, Director of the Center,   “It’s a privilege to be part of a great collaborative effort between Good Samaritan and Diversified Clinical Services.  Together, we are able to heal patients in our community, getting them get back to living happy, healthy lives.”