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incentive TWC: Can you describe the types of employees that work at the clinic? PS: We have 11 RNs, an LVN, five Medical Assistants, three clerical staff, a business manager, and a nursing director. A nurse manager model is also employed. The RNs function as either case managers or staff RNs, and duties rotate frequently. Case managers collaborate with the physicians in deciding patient management strategies and keep the physicians aware of the current situation for each patient. Other team members work doing patient intake or follow-on care. TWC: What are some characteristics of your facility? PS: We have 20 exam rooms including four larger procedure rooms, eight rooms with beds, 12 with podiatry chairs that are able to accommodate our patient population. We also have two overhead sky lifts that help lift heavy patients (up to 700 pounds), as well as patients that cannot transfer with assistance. Our hospital has a no lift policy. Two picture archiving and communication system (PACS) workstations are available for radiology viewing. This allows instant access to digital radiographs, CT angiograms and MRAs. The Laser Doppler is used for vascular perfusion assessment. Celleration MIST Therapy (Celleration, Inc., Eden Prairie, Minn) is another technology we use on a frequent basis. TWC: Is your center independently managed or overseen by a management company? PS: Independently managed: We initially had a contract with Curative and that contract was terminated in June 2002. An independent business manager was then hired to handle the business and marketing functions. Today’s Wound Clinic Spring 2008 Northern California’s Mecca of Wound Care O’Connor Hospital’s Wound Care Clinic SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA I n 1990, O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, Calif, was aware of the need for a wound care clinic.As a result, O’Connor Hospital’s Wound Care Clinic (WCC) was developed into a modern day Mecca for wound care in Northern California. According to the current Medical Director, Peter Schubart, MD, PhD, it began when the hospital agreed to sign a contract with Curative Health Services (Nashua, NH) allowing the clinic to open its doors in 1992. One patient was seen on the first day. Currently, the clinic averages 35–55 patients a day and offers 13,000 sq ft of space and 20 treatment rooms, with approximately 7,000 visits and 600 new patients per year. The original clinical staff consisted of Dr. Schubart, vascular surgeon; Dr. Bruce Lerman, podiatry; and Dr. Jude Roussere, general surgeon. All of these physicians currently remain with the clinic. The facility currently employees 24 people including, two of the first RN staff. TWC asked Schubart to fill in some of the details of the center’s operations. 45

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