OSF Wound Care Center Earns Recognition for Center of Distinction  

ALTON - OSF St. Anthony’s Wound Care Center of Excellence has been awarded the prestigious Center of Distinction award by Healogics®, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The Center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months, including a patient satisfaction rate higher than 92 percent. This recognition is a testament to the exceptional care and dedication demonstrated by the Center’s physicians, leaders, and clinicians.

“The Center of Distinction recognition from Healogics is an important validation of the work our wound care team does every day to support patients living with chronic or non-healing wounds,” said Lisa Schepers, DNP, MBA, RN, NE-BC, interim president of OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center. “Earning this award confirms that our wound center is committed to excellence, while focusing on delivering an exceptional patient experience.”

Since September 2023, the Wound Care Center has provided advanced wound care modalities, including negative pressure wound therapy, total contact casting, bio-engineered tissues, and biosynthetic dressings, for patients with diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic, non-healing wounds. “The longer a chronic wound goes untreated, the greater the risk of infection, hospitalization and even amputation,” Schepers said. “At the OSF Wound Center, patients receive personalized treatment plans that are continuously monitored and adjusted based on their rate of healing.”

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This is the first time OSF’s Wound Center has been recognized as a Center of Distinction.

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AboutOSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center: A 49-bed Rural Health designated acute care hospital in Alton, Illinois, OSF Saint Anthony’s serves the residents of Madison, Jersey and Macoupin counties. It is home to OSF Moeller Cancer Center, which provides the latest diagnostic tools and treatment for patients in a relaxing environment. OSF Saint Anthony’s also provides 24-hour access to a physician-staffed emergency department, in addition to cardiovascular, neurology, pulmonology, surgical, rehabilitation services and more. OSF Saint Anthony’s is fully accredited by the Joint Commission for Healthcare Facilities, American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer, American College of Radiology, American Heart Association, IDPH and TJC Primary Stroke Center. OSF Saint Anthony’s is part of OSF HealthCare – an integrated health system with 17 hospitals in Illinois and Michigan and robust Innovation and Digital Health divisions that provide access to specialty care and remote monitoring, helping people receive the care they need close to home. OSF HealthCare is operated by The Sisters of the Third Order of Saint Francis.

OSF HealthCare is an integrated health system founded by The Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis. Headquartered in Peoria, Illinois, OSF has 17 hospitals – 11 acute care, five critical access and one continuing care – with 2,305 licensed beds throughout Illinois and Michigan. OSF employs over 27,000 Mission Partners across more than 170 locations. These include OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois, the third largest pediatric hospital in the state, and OSF OnCall, its digital health operating entity that offers hospital-at-home care. Advances in health care transformation take place through OSF Innovation as well as OSF Ventures, which provides investment capital for promising health care innovation startups. In addition, OSF operates two colleges of nursing; OSF Home Care Services, an extensive network of home health and hospice services; Pointcore, Inc., which is composed of health care-related businesses; and OSF HealthCare Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the organization. OSF HealthCare has been recognized by Fortune as one of the most innovative companies in the country and by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals. Learn more at osfhealthcare.org.

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