Johnson Memorial Hospital Advanced Wound Center Recognized as Center of Distinction

STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn — Johnson Memorial Hospital announced that its Advanced Wound Center has been awarded the prestigious Center of Distinction award by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including a patient satisfaction rate higher than 92%.

“This recognition reflects the high-quality patient outcomes we strive for at the Advanced Wound Center and throughout Johnson Memorial,” said Dr. Robert Roose, president of Johnson Memorial Hospital. “The collaboration between our outstanding nurses and physicians and the leadership of the Healogics team plays a vital role in achieving top-level care directly benefiting our patients.”

The Advanced Wound Center is part of the Healogics network, which supports nearly 600 hospital outpatient wound care centers nationwide. Through this partnership, the center is managed by Healogics and provides highly specialized and evidenced-based wound care to patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, and other chronic wounds.

“I’m very proud of the work we are doing in the Advanced Wound Center,” said Lindsey Gamble, chief Nursing officer and vice president of Operations at Johnson Memorial Hospital. “We are focused on utilizing the latest treatments and therapies, as well as proven techniques and procedures to ensure our patients are receiving the best care possible.”

Advanced wound care modalities provided by the center’s wound care experts include negative pressure wound therapy, total contact casting, bio-engineered tissues, biosynthetic dressings, and growth factor therapies. The Advanced Wound Center also offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy, an advanced treatment that can help accelerate healing in select chronic wounds by increasing oxygen delivery to affected tissue.