Press Release:  For Immediate Release

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WoundCentrics, a specialized wound care services company based in New Braunfels, Texas, announced that it began providing inpatient wound care to the rehabilitation patients at Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital in Austin, Texas on September 1, 2020.

Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital is an Ascension Seton Healthcare facility in partnership with Kindred Healthcare of Louisville, Kentucky.  The Hospital offers stroke, neurological, orthopedic, and general rehabilitation through its physical, occupational, speech and other rehabilitation focused services.

Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital was recently named the best Rehabilitation Hospital in the greater Austin area and 12th overall in Texas by Newsweek magazine based on the results of a Statista Inc. survey that ranked the country’s Best Physical Rehabilitation Centers.

“Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital began discussion with WoundCentrics with the focus on providing specialized wound care services for their rehabilitation patients with a goal of complementing each patient’s rehabilitation plan of care,” according to Stuart Oertli, Chief Operating Officer at WoundCentrics.

“We are excited to have our specially trained wound care providers working with the physicians and clinical staff at Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital to provide advanced wound care services that will ultimately improve patient outcomes and enhance the overall quality of services received,” stated Marcus Gitterle, WoundCentrics’ Chief Medical Officer.  “Seton Healthcare and Kindred Healthcare are industry leaders and we believe our wound program will fit seamlessly with their high standards of care.”

Ken Rideout, Chief Business Development Officer for WoundCentrics offered that, “our clinical model is designed to provide specialized wound care to patients in all settings, including the inpatient acute care hospital as well as the many post-acute settings where wound care needs are often complex and prevalent such as Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals, Rehabilitation Hospitals, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Long Term Care Facilities and in the patient’s home.”

For more information on WoundCentrics visit the website at www.woundcentrics.com