WCS accepts all insurances: Medicare/Medicaid, HMO, PPO, Tricare/Triwest.
Continuity of care at any location for residents who have exhausted insurance eligible days at SNF.
MD/PA/NP services at bedside and communication with SNF staff regarding patient care plan.
No cost to SNF for our bedside surgical wound care or feeding tube services.
Overall reduction in SNF cost due to elimination of time-consuming coordination of wound care center and hospital visits.
Available to communicate regarding patient issues 24/7.
WCS MD/PA/NP Surgical Group specializes in wound care and G-tube issues.
Reduce liability issues.
In-service education of your clinical staff.
Paperwork and manpower requirements for transportation to outside wound care facilities are eliminated.
The patient avoids repeated, lengthy and often costly transportation to a wound care clinic.
Patient’s day is not disrupted, so they miss no meals, activities, or therapy sessions.
Thorough computerized documentation within 24hrs of the visit.
Cost to nursing homes for wound care will decrease as the wounds heal in a shorter period of time.
Vacancies can be reduced as wound care that previously required hospital transfer can take place in-house.
Patients who were once turned away due to their wound status can be admitted and treated, adding to patient census.
This surgical service can be advertised when marketing to patient’s families and transferring facilities.
Communication between the doctor and nursing staff is direct and personal, rather than by note or proxy.