All Three Southcoast Health Wound Care Locations Earn Recognition as 2025 Centers of Distinction by Healogics

June is nationally recognized as Wound Care Awareness Month, a time to educate patients and caregivers about chronic wounds and the advanced wound care treatment options available across the South Coast region.

This year, all three Southcoast Health Wound Care locations at Charlton Memorial, St. Luke’s and Tobey hospitals were named 2025 Centers of Distinction by Healogics. This award recognizes the teams for achieving outstanding clinical outcomes for 12 consecutive months, including a patient satisfaction rate higher than 92 percent.

Southcoast Health Wound Care at Charlton Memorial and Tobey hospitals also received the prestigious Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award by Healogics, for ranking in the top 10 percent of eligible Healogics Wound Care Centers for comprehensive heal rate.

In addition, Charlton Memorial received the President’s Circle Award, which is the highest honor recognizing wound care centers that demonstrate exceptional performance in clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction, and operational excellence.

“We are so proud of this accomplishment and remain committed to ensuring our patients receive the highest quality care, delivered with compassion and empathy,” said Cheryl Thompson, RN, Market Director for Southcoast Health Wound Care. “This recognition is a testament to our expert team’s commitment to clinical excellence and delivering personalized and effective treatment plans to our patients to improve their quality of life.”

According to Healogics data, an estimated 11 million Americans are living with a chronic or non-healing wound. These wounds aren’t just surface problems; they are complex medical challenges often complicated by underlying conditions. When wounds don’t heal, they can rapidly progress to dangerous infections that may increase the risk of amputations or even loss of life.  

Southcoast Health Wound Care is the first comprehensive wound care program in southeastern Massachusetts. The program is a member of the Healogics network of nearly 600 Wound Care Centers and offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, and other chronic wounds.

Advanced wound care modalities provided by Southcoast Health include negative pressure wound therapy, total contact casting, compression therapy, bio-engineered tissues, and biosynthetic dressings.

Southcoast Health also offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy, an innovative treatment option that surrounds the patient with 100 percent oxygen to promote faster healing.

Para obtener más información sobre el cuidado de heridas en Southcoast Health, visite www.southcoast.org/services/wound-care/.