Press Release, Wound Care Advantage

OCTOBER 7, 2021
Wound Care Advantage Launches National Awards Program Honoring The Unsung Hero Of Wound Healing: The Patient
 

SIERRA MADRE, CA – OCTOBER 7, 2021 – Wound Care Advantage (WCA), the leading provider of consulting and digital services for wound care programs, is proud to announce the Wound Care Hero Awards. The new awards program will honor patients who demonstrate exceptional strength and fortitude during treatment in wound care programs in the WCA Network. 

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The inaugural award will go to Sarah Tiptan, a cancer survivor who was treated for non-healing wounds at Clark Regional Medical Center, a WCA partner in Winchester, Kentucky. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, she attended every session of her hyperbaric oxygen therapy, five days a week for an entire month. Through her diligence and the hard work and expertise of the Clark Regional Wound Care team, Tiptan's wounds have completely healed. 

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“Wound care can be a long process and the most important person on the team, the patient, often goes unrecognized,” said Mike Comer, CEO of Wound Care Advantage. “The founding principle of our company is that the patient always comes first. The Wound Care Hero Award was created to honor those very special people who take on the challenges of treatment with courage and grace.”

Chronic wounds have a devastating effect on both the patient and our nation’s health care system, with diabetes as the leading cause. The cost of diabetic wound complications surpasses that of the five most deadly cancers in the U.S. and nearly half of the individuals who undergo an amputation due to non-treated complex wounds will die within five years. 
 

“For our patients, the healing journey can be a long one, both physically and emotionally,” said Christina Le, CNO of Wound Care Advantage. “After weeks and months of treatment, they become like family. We’re thrilled to present the Wound Care Hero award to these very special people who inspire our hospital partners every single day.”
 

ABOUT WOUND CARE ADVANTAGE

Founded in 2002, Wound Care Advantage (WCA) has been a leader in reimagining how wound care programs operate across the United States. WCA enables hospitals to operate clinically and financially successful wound care programs through a self-managed partnership. Wound Care Advantage is a privately held company headquartered in Sierra Madre, California. For additional information, visit www.thewca.com.

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