The WCA team provides support during the annual skills fair at OhioHealth Grant Medical Center, Wound Care & Hyperbaric Services. Left to right: Diane Schmitz-McBride, PSA, Marty Montgomery, RN, Randy Brooker of WCA, Jillian Rivera, RN, and Rebecka Lias, RN.
The WCA team was on hand to offer information and answer questions about specialized wound care during USC Verdugo Hills Hospital's annual Community Health and Wellness Fair. Left to right: Casey Carroll, Assistant Program Director, Jessica Magdaleno, Community Education Liaison, and Svetlana Carovski, Program Director.
At the DFCon Global Diabetic Foot Conference last week, WCA CEO Mike Comer (third from right) participated in a lively panel discussion on the continuum of care as it relates to limb salvage and wound care. #DFCon18 #woundcare #limbsalvage
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San Marcos, CA
The team at the Palomar Health Wound Healing Center in San Marcos, California is all smiles after Go-Live week! The Center works collaboratively with nearly 400 referring providers in the community and boasts a multidisciplinary team including a podiatrist, plastic surgeon, vascular surgeon, and highly experienced physicians who specialize in Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine.
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Poway, CA
Palomar Poway team surviving Go-Live week! Left to right: Nick Jagodzinski, WCA RN; Erika Verdugo front office; Amy Maketa, RN; Viviana Molinda, front desk; Sandra Hayes, MD; Therese Trujillo, RN; Michelle Jose, LVN; Sharon Bristlin, RN; Fran Ritch LVN; and Shakeh Akopian, WCA Western Regional Director.
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Midlothian, VA
Over the weekend, Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center offered free flu shots and on-site mammography to the local community. Our team was on hand to answer questions and provide information about the hospital's outpatient wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy program. Left to right: Michael Curran, WCA Regional Director of Operations, Jamie Mease, Clinical Coordinator, and Dr. Ushita Patel.
This week WCA hosted the #woundcare team from Rio Grande Hospital in Del Norte, Colorado. During their three-day visit to Southern California, the team spent time with WCA staff and toured several partner centers in the region. The group also gathered at WCA HQ for a Total Contact Casting Call!
Left to right: Tiffany Ward, M.D., Justine Bitler, RN, Linda Boyd, Integra Representative, Steven Eakin, HBO Technician, Yvonne Irigoyen, WCA Director of Vendor Relations, Eva Timberlake, Development and Communications Officer, and Patrick Thompson, M.D.
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Winchester, KY
When the Center for Wound Care at Clark Regional Medical Center gets super busy, WCA’s Atlantic Region “Superman” Nick Jagodzinski, RN, jumps into the car and rolls up his sleeves! Left to right: Ashley Tomlin, RN, Donna Martin, RN, Clinical Coordinator, Brittany Billings, Certified Medical Assistant, and Jagodzinski.
WCA's dynamic duo, Nancy Burgess (l) and Melissa Bailey, are sharing their passion for advancing rural healthcare (and wound care!) this week at the Small & Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting hosted by the Illinois Health and Hospital Association.
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Santa Monica, CA
John Gambol, M.D., Medical Director of Hyperbarics for Wound Care Advantage (WCA), was a guest speaker at the 1st annual USC Multidisciplinary Approach to Lymphedema and Related Disorders Symposium, presented by the USC Department of Surgery and USC Office of Continuing Medical Education. Dr. Gambol presented on behalf of USC Verdugo Hills Hospital and WCA. The USC Verdugo Hills Hospital/WCA wound care team, from left to right: Jessica Neiggeman, R.N., Svetlana Carovski, Program Director, Dr. Gambol, Chelsea Mattner, L.V.N., Christina Le, WCA C.N.O., Amanda Philbrick, R.N., and Ketan Patel, M.D.
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Sierra Madre, CA
At WCA, our passion for wound care knows no bounds! Today, we found this little owl near our office, clearly suffering from an injury and unable to move. We picked her up, named her Sierra, and found a local vet who agreed to take care of her. Little Sierra: We believe you can fly!
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Sierra Madre, CA
"You had me at tacos." #cincodemayo #tacobar #fiestatacos
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Wethersfield, CT
Today is “National Get Fit Don’t Sit Day." The American Diabetes Association encourages people to get up and move throughout the day – especially at work. Chuck Norton, who works out of his home office, is way ahead of the curve with his very own standing desk!
Dr. David G. Armstrong, internationally renowned podiatric surgeon and diabetic wound care expert, presented during the case manager's meeting on diabetes and wound care at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.
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Greensburg, IN
Thanks to the wound care experts at Decatur County Memorial Hospital for welcoming our media team this week!
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Pasadena, CA
WCA's Rylan Smith (left) and Kareem Aqleh visited the Pasadena office of U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu to discuss the future of healthcare.
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Cerritos, CA
WCA's Morgan Craven (left) and Connie Wood at the 2018 Annual Employment Law Conference sponsored by Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo. Sessions focus on issues faced by HR management and legal professionals in the state of California.
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Burbank, CA
Behind the scenes with our media team, shooting video with CEO Mike Comer and Dr. David Armstrong.
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Glendale, CA
We enjoyed the gorgeous view today along with our HBO patients at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital.
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Sierra Madre, CA
The CEO told the executive team to take a hike, so we did.
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Brawley, CA
WCA's media team visited The Wound Clinic at Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District today to help welcome Joseph Bivens, M.D. (second from left), the program’s new Medical Director.
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Jeffersonville, IN
Attended the medical staff open house for their brand-new HBO suite. They are very excited about its opening and early success to date.
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Sierra Madre, CA
What happens when Hollywood comes to Sierra Madre.
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Las Vegas, NV
Viva Las Vegas! Visit WCA's financial team at booth 308 during the 20th annual Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Western Region Symposium at Paris Las Vegas.
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Winchester, KY
Mike Comer welcomes new interim program director Michael Curran, as they work together preparing an HBO chamber. Though Mike is a former hyperbaric technician himself, this is as close to touching a chamber as we let him get!
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Placentia, CA
Placentia Linda welcomed Dr. Crystal Kincaid, Barbara Kinder, and Donna Martin from Clark Regional for a fun-filled day of shadowing and training!
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Los Angeles, CA
This week, the team from St. Luke’s Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri shadowed at our Placentia-Linda and UCLA programs to gain a better understanding of clinic flow and operational efficiency. Left to right: Karen Redmond, President/WCA; Amy O’Rear, RN/St. Luke’s Hospital; Stanley Cowen, MD/UCLA; and Sion Levy, MD/St. Luke’s Hospital.
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Valencia, CA
CDPH just left and gave their stamp of approval! As you can imagine, the team is extremely excited and beginning to pack and move over. They’ll start seeing patients in the new suite Monday.
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Valencia, CA
Behind the scenes of WCA's corporate photo shoot. A special thanks to Henry Mayo Newhall hospital for providing the location and some of the talent!
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Hutchinson, KS
I attended and participated in a community event called "First Course," at Hutchinson where the Medical Director and Program Director gave talks on the link between diabetes and chronic wounds. There was a solid turnout of seniors who were able to learn more about the diabetic condition and how it affects their health. We all answered questions and spoke with the community members after the presentations.
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Whiteville, NC
Jay Haley and Randy Brooker went to meet the new administrator Jason Beck and present the Q2 quarterly business review. Also ran into the previous program director David Holmes (pictured with Jay) and met with the medical director Dr. Greco.
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Las Vegas, NV
Several of our nurses are in Las Vegas this week attending the Wild on Wounds conference and taking the Ostomy Management course.
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Sierra Madre, CA
Several team members welcomed Alexandra Wynkoop, BSN, RN into the WCA family to begin her new position at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital (Dignity Health) in San Francisco. From left to right: Amanda Richardson, Director of Corporate Projects; Karen Redmond, WCA President; Alexandra Wynkoop; Morgan Craven, VP of WCA HR.
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Valencia, CA
We joined our Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital partners in a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open the new Wound Care and Hyperbaric Facility. This had been a ten-year process for this organization, and I am immensely proud that we were able to work with the leadership team to make it a reality.
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Valencia, CA
The new hyperbaric suite at Henry Mayo hospital is the first of its kind in the Santa Clarita Valley. Our team was there for yesterday's media preview and will be attending the ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening later today.
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Jeffersonville, IN
Worked with a client on updating her QI board. This was after presenting the Q1 and preliminary Q2 data to the C-Suite. They have a great team in this center and we appreciate all that they do!
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Conroe, TX
The Conroe team having fun casting each other and getting certified! Thank you to our vendor partners for giving us this great hands on class!
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Valencia, CA
Troy Peters and I were on-site today to provide the entire wound care team with HBO education and chamber operation training. We were able to work closely with their CHT to ensure she has all the tools and resources WCA provides in order to successfully perform her job.
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Conroe, TX
The team at Conroe Regional Medical Center is excited for their first day seeing patients! Warm cookies from WCA helps to motivate them as well!
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Winchester, KY
Christina visiting Clark Regional for a clinical onsite visit and celebrating Dr. Kincaid's bday!
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Conroe, TX
We submitted the implementation plan to Conroe Regional Medical Center. We'll be onsite the week of July 10th for Go-Live and Luvo EMR training. Welcome to the WCA family of centers, Conroe!
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Valencia, CA
A clinician reached out with an inquiry about wound care certification courses for RNs and I was happy to tell her that our relationship with Wound Care Education Institute (WCEI) offers discounted education to all WCA partners. WCA values ongoing education and encourages all of our partners to take full advantage of those opportunities.
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Sierra Madre, CA
The first monthly educational webinar was held with Riverside Methodist Hospital wound clinic. Very successful program with many questions and contributions from an incredibly knowledgeable clinical team. Thank you Riverside for your participation!
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Glendale, CA
Mendy McIntosh, Program Manager of the Wound Healing Center at Clark Memorial Hospital visited the team at USC Verdugo Hills Hospital in CA this week. She spent time with Svetlana Carovski, Program Director for the center, and me to gain insight and the tools necessary to run an efficient and successful wound care and hyperbaric program.
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Winchester, KY
The new Clark Regional Center for Wound Care opens this week. Pictured left to right at the cake cutting: Troy Gerrard (PD), Kimberly Mack, Brenda Sparks (RN), Dr. Crystal Kinkade, Robert Parker (CEO) and Chris Stewart (Interim CFO)
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Los Angeles, CA
WCA visited our wound center at UCLA to deliver presents and flowers to our nurses for Nurse's Week 2017. Although this center is our smallest size-wise, this center sees the most patients out of all WCA clinics nationwide- averaging 500 patients a month! This is only possible because of the amazing staff of clinicians that run the clinic daily.
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Jeffersonville, IN
The WCA executive team conducted our on-site 90 day review with the leadership of our newest partner, Clark Memorial Hospital. This meeting is an essential component of our client satisfaction process and provides critical insight into start-up and initial operations from the Hospital's point of view.The Clark Memorial Team is doing an exceptional job as they transition to the Luvo system after having been self-managed for over a decade!
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Glendale, CA
The product review program hosted Hollister at USC Verdugo Hills wound clinic today to evaluate a product. Hollister states "the information that we got from this tour is invaluable. Not only did it answer the questions we were looking for, but it gave me even more questions to answer that we hadn't thought of before."
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Sierra Madre, CA
The patient happiness dashboard is now available in the Keystone module in Luvo.
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Winchester, KY
Our team trained 15 clinicians and physicians in Hyperbaric Medicine and installed two brand new chambers. The Wound Care Center at Clark Regional Medical Center will open June 2017 with well-trained staff ready to go!
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Las Vegas, NV
Viva Las Vegas! Visit WCA's financial team at booth 308 during the 20th annual Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Western Region Symposium at Paris Las Vegas.