NEWS RELEASE – May 14, 2024
Harlan ARH Wound Care Center Receives Distinguished Center of Excellence Honor
Harlan Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is honored to announce Harlan ARH Wound Care Center is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s highest achievement, the Wound Center of Excellence Award, for both award periods in 2023, earning the special designation of a 2023 Distinguished Wound Center of Excellence.
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, Harlan ARH 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,” says Jose’ Echeverria, Harlan ARH Medical Director. “We are proud to be recognized for the consistent, exceptional care our Harlan ARH Wound Care Center staff provides their patients each day.”
The Harlan ARH 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 and hyperbaric medicine. Integrating a team of wound care professionals optimizes patient care, while offering the most advanced healing options.
The Harlan ARH Wound Care Center is located in the Harlan ARH Hospital and is open Monday- Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, please call 606-573-8234.
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Appalachian Regional Healthcare (ARH) is a not-for-profit health system operating 14 hospitals in Barbourville, Hazard, Harlan, Hyden, Martin, McDowell, Middlesboro, Paintsville, Prestonsburg, West Liberty, Whitesburg, and South Williamson in Kentucky and Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, as well as multi-specialty physician practices, home health agencies, home medical equipment stores, retail pharmacies, and medical spas. ARH employs approximately 6,700 people with an annual payroll and benefits of $474 million generated into our local economies. ARH also has a network of more than 1,300 providers on staff across its multi-state system. ARH is the largest provider of care, the single largest employer in southeastern Kentucky, and the third-largest private employer in southern West Virginia.
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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.