November 23, 2011-Hoffman Estates, IL. Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital, providers of quality long-term acute care in Virginia, has selected WoundRounds to automate its wound care management.
“Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital has a philosophy of providing the best in patient care. Selecting WoundRounds for automation of our wound care management program reflects our belief in investing in the best technology for the best outcomes for our patients,” said Courtney Detwiler, RN, Administrator.
Dedicated to providing the most advanced therapeutic methods and technologies, Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital clinicians use WoundRounds to capture patient data at the point-of-care on mobile devices. They upload the information over the Internet and then access wound documentation, analyses and reports via a secure web portal.
Managing and healing wounds is a critical part of the long-term acute care and rehabilitation process. Besides improving patient quality of life, better wound management leads to improved outcomes, reduced wound care costs and reduced facility risk and liability.
“WoundRounds has proven that it can help Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital achieve its two primary objectives–improving patient outcomes and decreasing wound care nursing time–by automating reporting and eliminating paperwork,” said WoundRounds President and CEO, Mike Diamond.
“We are seeing savings of 50% for nursing time spent on wound documentation and reporting. But more importantly, we are seeing a reduction in our facility-acquired wounds just three months into using WoundRounds,” adds Detwiler.
About WoundRounds
WoundRounds is the point-of-care wound management & prevention solution that empowers nurses to deliver better wound care in less time. Users of WoundRounds report time savings, reduction in facility-acquired pressure ulcers, lower wound care costs, decreased hospital readmissions, and reduced risk and liability. In short, WoundRounds helps long-term and post-acute care providers do more with less.
About Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital
Hampton Roads Specialty Hospital provides quality long term acute care in Newport News, Virginia. Patients find an environment of intense caring and engage with a variety of healthcare disciplines. Our “hospital within a hospital” offers an intimate setting, low patient-to-nurse ratios, the latest wireless technology and on-site management.
http://www.hamptonroadsspecialtyhospital.com
