May 2, 2019 – Southeast Georgia Health System
Wound Care Center physician, clinicians and staff recently gathered to celebrate receiving
the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Center of Excellence award for a second
year in a row. The Wound Care Center has achieved patient satisfaction
rates higher than 92 percent and a healing rate of at least 91 percent
in less than 30 median days to heal, for a minimum of two consecutive
years. The Wound Care Center was awarded this prestigious honor by Healogics,
the nation's largest provider of advanced wound care services. Only
342 of Healogics network of nearly 700 Centers were honored with this
award. The award is named for Dr. Robert A. Warriner III, a pioneer in
wound care and the former Chief Medical Officer for Healogics.
“We are proud to have received this award again, as it exemplifies
the dedication our specially trained team has in ensuring the best possible
outcomes in wound healing for our patients,” says
Eric Segerberg, M.D., board-certified general surgeon and medical director of the Wound Care
Center. “We are committed to providing our patients with leading-edge
technology and offering treatments that can help heal and get patients
back to their best health.”
The Wound Care Center, located adjacent to the Health System’s Brunswick
Campus, is a member of Healogics, with access to benchmarking data and
proven experience treating approximately 2.5 million chronic wounds.
The Southeast Georgia Health System Wound Care Center offers highly specialized
wound care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers,
infections and other chronic wounds which have not healed in a reasonable
amount of time. Some of the leading-edge treatments offered at the Wound
Care Center include negative pressure wound therapy, debridement, application
of cellular-based tissue or skin substitutes to the wound, offloading
or total contact casts and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
“One of the biggest challenges in healing wounds is people waiting
too long to seek treatment. When people seek treatment early we have the
ability to heal that wound much faster and the outcomes are more favorable
for the patient,” explains Meredith Reilly, director, Wound Care
Center. “This award validates that we have met the highest standards
for quality care and patient satisfaction.”
For more information about the Southeast Georgia Health System Wound Care
Center visit
sghs.org/woundcare, or call 912-466-5350.