Coordinated clinical care for severe skin and soft tissue infections.
Coordinated clinical care for severe skin and soft tissue infections.
Common signs and symptoms can vary by wound type and severity.
A clinician evaluates the wound together with the factors that may delay healing.
Cellulitis is a medical emergency. Seek immediate medical evaluation for rapidly spreading redness, severe pain, fever, or red streaks progressing toward the heart, as this can quickly escalate to sepsis.
Healix360 supports access to advanced mobile wound care services for patients throughout our coverage area. Services are delivered by licensed physicians and nurse practitioners experienced in the evaluation and management of severe skin infections. Care is coordinated and provided directly to patients in private residences, assisted living communities, and skilled nursing facilities.
While systemic antibiotics are prescribed for the underlying infection, our clinicians aggressively manage the localized wound environment. We utilize specialized antimicrobial dressings to reduce bioburden, perform targeted debridement of necrotic tissue acting as a bacterial reservoir, and employ therapies to manage the severe exudate and blistering associated with acute cellulitis.
Coordinated, localized antimicrobial wound care combined with appropriate systemic antibiotics successfully resolves the acute infection, prevents tissue necrosis, and halts the progression to systemic sepsis.
Cellulitis itself is not typically contagious from person to person. It is an infection of the deep skin layers caused by bacteria (usually Strep or Staph) entering through a break in the patient's own skin barrier.
Yes, services are delivered by licensed physicians and nurse practitioners who have full prescriptive authority. They will prescribe necessary systemic antibiotics and manage the localized wound care.
Severe inflammation and rapid swelling cause fluid to become trapped under the epidermis, forming large blisters (bullae). Our clinicians safely manage these blisters to prevent further infection.
Alongside oral or IV antibiotics, our clinicians apply advanced topical antimicrobials (such as sustained-release silver or cadexomer iodine) directly to the wound bed to eradicate local bioburden and biofilm.
Severe cases with systemic toxicity require hospitalization. However, many moderate cases can be safely and effectively managed in the patient's residence through our coordinated model of advanced clinical care.
Call 877-545-1300 or request a provider to begin care. Healix360 serves Southern California and Nevada and accepts Medicare Part B and most major insurance plans.