Texas Cardiac & Vascular Institute (TCVI) and Regional Wound Care of Corpus Christi (RWC) held a combined community Open House to introduce their specialized clinical teams to the local Corpus Christi healthcare and business community Wednesday, March 23.
In coordination with the community open house event, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new TCVI Vascular Clinic and was attended by local healthcare organizations, physicians and Corpus Christi City Council members Ben Molina, Bela Huerta with State Representative, Todd Hunter Office, United Chamber of Commerce Corpus Christi Vice President Esther Pokladnik, UCCCC Membership Engagement Director, Efrain Franco and UCCCC Chamber Champion, Irene Burg with Frost Bank.
Regional Wound Care and the Texas Cardiac & Vascular Institute are co-located at 1533 5th Street, Corpus Christi, TX. began to see patients with vascular problems in the office-based outpatient clinic last fall. The Texas Cardiac & Vascular Institute’s mission is to provide the highest quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care in an optimal, state-of-the-art environment.
Jason A. Yoho, MD and Medical Director for TCVI is a highly regarded, Board-Certified Interventional Cardiologist that specializes in minimally invasive, non-surgical therapy for heart and peripheral vascular disease. He has advanced training in both complex coronary and peripheral vascular intervention, including critical limb ischemia. He is a specialist in peripheral vascular disease treatment including atherectomy and stenting and specializes in the treatment of chronic occluded arteries. Additionally, Dr. Yoho participates in clinical research and clinical education, helping other physicians learn new and advanced techniques. He currently is the Principal Investigator in a multitude of studies involving the efficacy of minimally invasive coronary and peripheral interventions.
Dr. Yoho is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. During his years of cardiovascular practice, Dr. Yoho has proven to be a patient-focused, experienced cardiologist committed to serving the communities of South-Central Texas, including Corpus Christi, Seguin, New Braunfels, and San Antonio. Dr. Yoho brings extensive cardiology experience along with innovative interventional care for cardiac and endovascular disease to the patients and communities he serves.
TCVI has global collaborations with leading physicians and innovative medical industry manufacturers and can deliver advanced treatment via minimally invasive, outpatient procedures in the Corpus Christi region.
Rapid advancement in technology enables innovative diagnostic testing and minimally invasive treatments in an outpatient setting to better serve the patients in the community.
“By performing advanced, cutting-edge treatments in an outpatient, office-based facility we are able to provide state-of-the-art treatments where patients often only pay a fraction of the out-of-pocket cost as compared to other larger facilities,” according to the Dr. Jason Yoho, Medical Director of TCVI.
TCVI is managed by WoundCentrics, a full-service management company that provides integrated wound care services in the local hospitals, post-acute facilities and manages the Regional Wound Care Center.
Regional Wound Care Center of Corpus Christi is dedicated to the treatment and healing of challenging, multi-factorial, non-healing wounds, typically referred to as chronic wounds. These wounds, if not managed properly and healed, can lead to amputation and loss of quality of life for patients. Regional Wound Care Center was founded 10 years ago and is co-located with TCVI.
Regional Wound Care Center is staffed with doctors, advanced practice providers, nurses and techs that are extensively trained in wound care and using advanced modalities like Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to avoid amputations and heal wounds.
Types of wounds seen at RWCC include diabetic foot ulcers, osteomyelitis, osteoradionecrosis, pressure ulcers, surgical wounds, and arterial and venous wounds.
RWCC recently underwent a renovation to update the facility with new flooring, paint and added treatment rooms to provide more capacity and better patient flow that will improve patient through-put.
“Our goal is to provide patients with the best quality wound care with positive outcomes,” stated Chamarie Atkinson, Program Director of Regional Wound Care Center. “Our highly trained clinical staff is focused on managing patients and coordinating care utilizing our wound care training and advanced modalities and therapies to heal wounds and prevent amputations. And our renovated facility is state-of-the-art for our patients and staff.”
Regional Wound Care Center and The Texas Cardiac & Vascular Institute are accepting new patients and are open Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm. To Refer patient to Regional Wound Care Center, call 361.371.5544 or visit the website at regionalwoundcare.com
To refer patients to TCVI call 361.266.2233 or visit texascardiacandvascular.com
WoundCentrics was founded 13 years ago in San Antonio, Texas. The company has grown to have a large regional footprint, operating in ten states and in more than ninety-two facilities. Through its physician employment group, Physician’s Unity, it employs seventy-two providers and more than seventy-five other clinical, administrative, and support staff. In 2019, WoundCentrics founded Wound Care University to provide state-of-the-art wound care training and development for wound care clinicians, including an Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine Society (UHMS) approved course for new hyperbaric clinicians (woundcareuniversity.com).