Fontana grew up around the old Kaiser steel mill and today is one of the fastest-growing cities in west San Bernardino County — a young, family-heavy community strung between the Route 66 corridor on Foothill Boulevard and the newer master-planned tracts climbing toward the foothills. Its biggest medical anchor is the large Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, and many of the wound patients our clinicians follow here begin as Kaiser discharges who need weekly care once they get home. Our licensed physicians and nurse practitioners see patients across the whole city — the older established blocks of South Fontana near downtown and the mill site, the sprawling newer neighborhoods of North Fontana, the hillside tracts of Hunters Ridge, and the master-planned communities around Sierra Lakes and Citrus Heights. Fontana covers a lot of ground, and for a patient recovering from surgery or managing a diabetic foot ulcer, the cross-town drive to a clinic — repeated every week through an Inland Empire summer — is the first thing that quietly derails a treatment plan. Fontana has a large Latino community, and many households are Spanish-speaking. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so dressing-change steps, offloading instructions, and the warning signs of infection are understood by the patient and the family providing daily care. We coordinate closely with the discharge planning team at Kaiser Permanente Fontana, along with Arrowhead Regional in Colton and San Antonio Regional in nearby Upland, so patients leaving with a surgical wound, pressure injury, or diabetic ulcer transition to physician-led care at home without a gap. Wound measurements, photographs, and encounter notes go back to the discharging team after every visit. 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.
Fontana patients discharge in large numbers from Kaiser Permanente Fontana, one of the busiest hospitals in the Inland Empire, often with active surgical wounds or diabetic ulcers that need weekly follow-up. The city sprawls across many square miles, and asking a recovering patient to make the cross-town drive back for each dressing change — through summer heat, from a North Fontana tract or a Sierra Lakes home — is exactly where continuity of care breaks down. The licensed physicians and nurse practitioners who see Fontana patients bring hospital-grade care to the bedside: sharp debridement, infection surveillance, negative pressure wound therapy, multilayer compression for venous disease, advanced biological dressings, and cellular tissue products when clinically indicated. Consistency is what heals chronic and post-surgical wounds, and home visits keep debridement and dressing protocols uninterrupted whether the patient lives in a South Fontana bungalow, a Hunters Ridge hillside home, or a skilled nursing facility anywhere in the 923xx ZIP codes.
Healix360 coordinates physician-led care for chronic and complex wounds across Fontana.
Our team can coordinate with hospitals, primary care clinicians, specialists, home health agencies, and facility teams serving Fontana.
Does Healix360 serve all Fontana neighborhoods? Yes. Our clinicians see patients across the city — North Fontana, South Fontana, Hunters Ridge, Sierra Lakes, Citrus Heights, Southridge, and out toward the Jurupa Hills border. If your address is in a 923xx ZIP code, we can see you.
Do you coordinate with Kaiser Permanente Fontana? Yes. We accept discharge referrals from Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, Arrowhead Regional in Colton, and San Antonio Regional in Upland, and we send wound measurements, photographs, and encounter notes back to the discharging team and the patient's primary care physician after each visit.
My family member was discharged from Kaiser Fontana with a wound — can you take over care at home? Yes. Picking up post-discharge wound follow-up is a large part of what we do in Fontana. We continue the treatment plan at the residence with sharp debridement, dressing changes, and infection monitoring so there is no gap after the patient leaves the hospital.
Is interpreter support available for Spanish-speaking families? Yes. Fontana has a large Latino community and many Spanish-speaking households. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so wound care instructions are fully understood by the patient and family.
Are diabetic foot ulcers a focus in Fontana? Yes. Diabetes prevalence in Fontana runs above the state average, and limb preservation for diabetic foot ulcers — through debridement, offloading, infection control, and advanced dressings when indicated — is a core service.
Can you visit a master-planned community or hillside home? Yes. Our clinicians visit single-family residences throughout Fontana, from the older South Fontana blocks to the newer North Fontana and Hunters Ridge tracts, as well as assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.
Is mobile wound care in Fontana covered by Medicare? Yes. Physician-led visits are typically covered under Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, and most commercial plans active in San Bernardino County. Advanced dressings and cellular tissue products are also covered when clinically indicated. We verify coverage before the first visit.
What are your hours, and do I need a referral? Our coordination line at 877-545-1300 is open 24/7. You do not need a referral — a referral speeds intake, but patients and family members can call directly. We handle the medical necessity documentation and loop in the patient's primary care physician afterward.
Yes. Our clinicians see patients across the city — North Fontana, South Fontana, Hunters Ridge, Sierra Lakes, Citrus Heights, Southridge, and out toward the Jurupa Hills border. If your address is in a 923xx ZIP code, we can see you.
Yes. We accept discharge referrals from Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, Arrowhead Regional in Colton, and San Antonio Regional in Upland, and we send wound measurements, photographs, and encounter notes back to the discharging team and the patient's primary care physician after each visit.
Yes. Picking up post-discharge wound follow-up is a large part of what we do in Fontana. We continue the treatment plan at the residence with sharp debridement, dressing changes, and infection monitoring so there is no gap after the patient leaves the hospital.
Yes. Fontana has a large Latino community and many Spanish-speaking households. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so wound care instructions are fully understood by the patient and family.
Yes. Diabetes prevalence in Fontana runs above the state average, and limb preservation for diabetic foot ulcers — through debridement, offloading, infection control, and advanced dressings when indicated — is a core service.
Yes. Our clinicians visit single-family residences throughout Fontana, from the older South Fontana blocks to the newer North Fontana and Hunters Ridge tracts, as well as assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.
Yes. Physician-led visits are typically covered under Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, and most commercial plans active in San Bernardino County. Advanced dressings and cellular tissue products are also covered when clinically indicated. We verify coverage before the first visit.
Our coordination line at 877-545-1300 is open 24/7. You do not need a referral — a referral speeds intake, but patients and family members can call directly. We handle the medical necessity documentation and loop in the patient's primary care physician afterward.
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.