Fredericksburg, VA (March 25, 2019) – Stafford Hospital physicians, leaders and clinicians are celebrating the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Center of Excellence award, given to the Stafford Hospital Wound Healing Center of Woodbridge. The Center has achieved patient satisfaction rates higher than 92 percent and a healing rate of at least 91 percent in less than 30 median days to heal, for a minimum of two consecutive years. The Center was awarded this prestigious honor by Healogics, the nation's largest provider of advanced wound care services. Out of 413 eligible centers, 342 were honored with this award. The award is named for Dr. Robert A. Warriner III, a pioneer in wound care and the former Healogics Chief Medical Officer.

“Our team is proud to deliver quality, compassionate care to our community. We’re committed to supporting our patients in their healing journey and providing a better quality of life through wound healing services,“ said Marie Fredrick, Vice President of Ambulatory Services for Mary Washington Healthcare.

The Stafford Hospital Wound Healing Center is a member of the Healogics network of nearly 700 Wound Care Centers® with access to benchmarking data and proven experience treating approximately 2.5 million chronic wounds. The Stafford Hospital Wound Healing Center offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds which have not healed in a reasonable amount of time. Leading edge treatments at the Center include negative pressure wound therapy, bio-engineered tissues, biosynthetic dressings and growth factor therapies. The Center also offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which works by surrounding the patient with 100 percent oxygen to help progress the healing of the wound.

“We have the tremendous privilege as a healthcare organization to provide support to our neighbors when they are going through some of the most vulnerable times in their lives. Through the lending of the Wound Care team expertise they have healed wounds and improved our patient’s quality of life. The care they provide is always delivered with kind words and warm smiles. I am so proud to be part of such a dynamic team of Healthcare Professionals,” said Donald Shepherd, Program Director, Stafford Hospital Wound Healing Center of Woodbridge.

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About Mary Washington Healthcare

Mary Washington Healthcare is a fully integrated, regional medical system that provides inpatient and outpatient care through over 40 facilities and services including Mary Washington Hospital, a 451-bed regional medical center, and Stafford Hospital, a 100-bed community hospital. Mary Washington Healthcare is a nonprofit health system and has a long-standing commitment to provide care regardless of ability to pay. For more information about our services and facilities, please log onto www.MaryWashingtonHealthcare.com.

About Healogics

Headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, Healogics is the nation’s wound healing expert. Last year over 330,000 patients received advanced wound care through a nationwide network of nearly 700 Wound Care Centers®. The Healogics team is made up of almost 3,000 employees, 4,000 affiliated physicians and a Healogics Specialty Physician practice group of nearly 300. In addition to the company’s network of outpatient Centers, Healogics partners with over 300 skilled nursing facilities to care for patients with chronic wounds, and provides inpatient consults at more than 80 partner hospitals. As the industry leader, Healogics has the largest repository of chronic wound-specific patient data in the country. The Healogics Wound Science Initiative, an effort launched in 2017 to provide peer-reviewed research, recognizes the value and relevance of big data and advanced analytics to drive continuous, collaborative learning towards a better understanding of how to efficiently utilize healthcare resources for patients with wounds. For additional information, please visit Healogics.com.