Diversified Therapy Signs Contracts for Nine New Wound Care Centers
Diversified Therapy announces the signing of nine new hospital contracts. The new centers will be located at hospitals in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Oklahoma, Oregon, Georgia, Kentucky and California.
Jacksonville, FL (PRWEB) March 20, 2006
Diversified Therapy, the nation’s leading disease management company focusing on collaborating with hospitals to establish and manage comprehensive outpatient wound care programs, announces the signing of nine new hospital contracts.
The new wound care centers will be located in Bartow, Florida; Shreveport, Louisiana; Beverly, Massachusetts; Concord, Massachusetts; Muskogee, Oklahoma; McMinnville, Oregon; Brunswick, Georgia; Fort Thomas, Kentucky; and Paramount, California. This increases the total number of Diversified Therapy hospital partnerships to 80 in 27 states. “The demand for chronic wound care continues to grow and hospitals are increasingly seeing the advantage of outsourcing services like wound care to specialists like us,” said Jim Henry, President and CEO of Diversified Therapy.
Focused on clinical excellence, Diversified Therapy leads the industry in the number of its centers that are accredited by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). There are currently 18 UHMS accredited Diversified Therapy centers which represents one third of all the UHMS accredited facilities nationwide. The designation is based on an evaluation of the facility and equipment, staff training and the quality of care and patient safety. Additionally, Diversified Therapy is accredited with Disease-Specific Care Certification from the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) for demonstrating excellence in healthcare quality in its comprehensive wound care management services.
About Diversified Therapy
Established in 1996, Diversified Therapy manages comprehensive wound care centers at 80 contracted hospitals in 27 states nationwide, allowing hospitals to provide a needed, value-added service to a growing patient population. Diversified Therapy plans, develops and manages the wound care centers, providing implementation guidelines, key staff, operating procedures, clinical algorithms, outcomes data tracking systems, education and billing and coding training.
Diversified Therapy is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL. More information is available at www. diversifiedtherapy. com.
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