Desert Hot Springs sits above the Coachella Valley floor on the north side of Interstate 10, famous for the natural hot mineral springs that gave it its name and the spa resorts built around them. Behind that resort reputation is a community facing some of the toughest health numbers in the valley: a senior share above 20% paired with one of the highest diabetes prevalence rates in the region, running around 13%. Those two facts together mean diabetic foot ulcers dominate what our clinicians treat here, and limb preservation is the goal of most of our visits. Our licensed physicians and nurse practitioners see patients across the whole city: the gated golf community at Mission Lakes Country Club, the newer hillside homes of Skyborne, the older streets of Desert Hot Springs Village and Desert Crest, and the North Desert Hot Springs neighborhoods. For a patient managing a diabetic foot ulcer that must stay offloaded, the drive down the hill and across the freeway to a wound clinic in Palm Springs or Indio — through desert heat, week after week — is exactly the barrier that lets a wound deteriorate. We remove it by bringing the physician to the home. Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, the valley's Level II trauma hospital, along with Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage and JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio, anchor the region's acute care. We coordinate with discharge planning teams at each so patients leaving with a diabetic ulcer, pressure injury, or surgical wound move to physician-led home care without a gap. Wound documentation goes back to the discharging team and the primary care physician after every visit. Many Desert Hot Springs households are Spanish-speaking, and our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so offloading instructions and infection warning signs are clearly understood by patient and family. Visits are typically covered under Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, and most commercial plans. Our coordination line at 877-545-1300 is open 24/7. Call to arrange an assessment.
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.