“There needs to be a wound conference dedicated to mobile wound care” Dr. Deruelle, Mendota Health’s Chief Medical Officer said to Dr. Serena, Founder and Medical Director of the SerenaGroup, as they drove together to visit patients. This conversation was the beginning of what is...
Sarah Shepler DNP, AGNP-C, is a Regional Director of Clinical Management for Mendota Health. Sarah has nearly two decades of experience in healthcare and began her career in 2006 as a nursing assistant. Initially aspiring to be a sports medicine doctor, she quickly discovered a...
How our Mobile Wound Care Services Make a Difference In long-term care facilities, providing comprehensive and effective wound care is a significant challenge. With an aging population and the prevalence of chronic conditions such as diabetes and vascular diseases, the incidence of wounds that require specialized...
The Quadruple Aim in healthcare is a framework designed to optimize healthcare system performance by focusing on four key objectives: improving patient outcomes, enhancing patient experience, reducing costs, and improving provider satisfaction. These aims are crucial for creating a sustainable and effective healthcare system that...
"It's the kind of disaster you get trained for but never think will happen". A message Melissa Grimes, the Mendota Health Community Engagement Director for Indianapolis, Indiana, texted to her team at 3 AM the morning of March 15th.Just hours earlier a tornado ripped through...
Introduction Treating hard-to-heal wounds is a complex process that involves shared decision-making from the patient, caregivers, and treatment team. In treating complex wounds that have stalled and are labeled hard to heal, the medical team must consider ethical principles when making patient care decisions. Medical ethics are...
Patient Overview 68 year old male with comorbidities of daily smoker, pre-diabetes, gout, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia who developed a deep pressure injury wound on his left heel that had been present for 4 weeks and another wound on his right 5th toe. pressure injury treatment Debridement, UltraMIST, skin...
Introducing Dr. Dennis Deruelle, Mendota Health's Chief Medical Officer "He was an old school doctor in the best way, revered by his patients, adored and loved". Dr. Dennis Deruelle's love for medicine began in the waiting room of his godfather's clinic. As a young kid, Deruelle saw...
jackie Barnhart, fnp-c My journey into healthcare started when I was quite young. I come from a family that is very medically driven; my grandfather was a doctor, my mother a nurse and my young life was surrounded by many things medical. As a rebellious child, I...
The shift to provide advanced wound treatments in the home has offered patients who have struggled with healing their wounds through traditional means an opportunity for a new lease on life.Advanced treatments to heal complex or chronic wounds traditionally have only been available through a...