Mt. Vernon, IL - SSM Health is honored to announce the SSM Health Wound Care Center in Mt. Vernon is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s highest achievement, the Wound Center of the Excellence Award, for both award periods in 2023, earning the special designation of a 2023 Distinguished Wound Center of Excellence.
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The Wound Center of Excellence Award recognizes wound centers that have demonstrated exceptional success by meeting or exceeding clinical, operational, and patient satisfaction benchmarks. Because the center has been acknowledged as a RestorixHealth Center of Excellence for two consecutive award periods within one calendar year, SSM Health Wound Care Center has also been awarded the 2023 Distinguished Wound Center of Excellence designation.
“This outstanding achievement speaks to our dedication to restore health and improve the quality of life for those with wounds in our community,” said SSM Health Wound Care Center Director, Pam Ford, RN. “We are proud to be recognized for the consistent, exceptional care our Wound Care Center staff provides its patients each day.”
The Wound Care Center is dedicated to optimizing outcomes and preventing lower limb loss in 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.
The center is staffed with clinicians with advanced training in wound care. Integrating a team of wound care professionals optimizes patient care while offering the most advanced healing options.
SSM Health Wound Care Center in Mt. Vernon is located at 4106 S. Water Tower Place, Mt. Vernon, IL and is open Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, please call 618-899-3710.
About SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital – Mt. Vernon, operating in partnership with the Felician Sisters, is a 134-bed hospital and has the most advanced robotic surgical system for minimally invasive surgery, a comprehensive neurosciences program, and a pediatric emergency and NICU telemedicine program operated in conjunction with the physicians at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
In 2016, SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital was named a “Best Hospital” by US News and World Report for the treatment of congestive heart failure. In recent years, Healthgrades has presented SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital with the Patient Safety Excellence Award, Outstanding Patient Experience Award, and the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence.
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About RestorixHealth
Committed to excellence in wound care, RestorixHealth is the wound care solutions company providing programs, services, products and education across the care continuum. From developing and operating wound centers in partnership with hospitals, through supporting long-term care facilities with education and supplies, to providing in-home care, RestorixHealth’s solutions increase access to care, reduce hospital admissions, lower or avoid direct care costs and most importantly, improve patient outcomes and quality of life. For more information, visit www.RestorixHealth.com.
