Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta recognized for excellence in wound care Hospital is awarded the RestorixHealth's Patient Satisfaction award

MURRIETA – Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta's Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center is a recipient of RestorixHealth's Patient Satisfaction Award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national patient satisfaction benchmarks over a six-month period.

RestorixHealth launched its Center Recognition Award for patient satisfaction program to recognize those centers that have met or achieved a patient satisfaction score of 96% or higher.

The Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center is dedicated to optimizing outcomes and preventing lower limb loss in those 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.

Dr. Yoshinobu Mifune, senior medical director at Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at LLUMC-Murrieta, said he is proud of the staff who works day in and day out to ensure their standards guarantee excellent patient care.

"This achievement reaffirms the commitment to the patient experience and the quality of care that Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta provides its patients every day," Mifune said. "We are proud to be a recipient of an award that recognizes the hard work and dedication of our staff."

The Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine center first opened in 2011 and offers a multitude of specialty treatments for wounds and ulcers related to diabetes, pressure ulcers, venous and arterial diseases, soft tissue and bone infections, burns, failed skin grafts, effects of radiation, surgical and traumatic wounds and other atypical causes. Accredited by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, the center has consistently met the highest standards of care and patient safety with satisfaction score of 98%.

"I am very proud of the outstanding team of clinicians and staff at our Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center," Peter Baker, senior vice president and administrator at LLUMC – Murrieta, said. "This achievement exemplifies their strong commitment to helping our patients heal and to improving their quality of life."

The multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses and technicians with advanced training in wound care and hyperbaric medicine are dedicated to optimizing outcomes and preventing lower limb loss in those patients with non-healing wounds. Utilizing advanced therapies and techniques the staff at the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine center have successfully treated over 3,000 wound patients.

For more information about the services and treatments at the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine center visit http://www.murrieta.lluh.org or call (951) 290-4061.

Submitted by Loma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta.