McFarland is a small northern Kern County farm town between Delano and Bakersfield, best known nationally for the McFarland High cross-country teams — the story behind 'McFarland, USA' — but on the ground it is a young, overwhelmingly Latino agricultural community working the almond and grape fields along Highway 99. Its diabetes rate runs around 13%, well above the state average, and diabetic foot ulcers are the wound our clinicians treat most often here. McFarland has no hospital of its own. Care routes a few miles north to Adventist Health Delano or south to the Bakersfield hospitals. For a fieldworker with a diabetic foot ulcer, or the aging parent in that household, even a short drive becomes a weekly obstacle when the foot is supposed to stay offloaded, the harvest can't wait, and the family has one vehicle and limited time off. That is exactly the gap where a manageable wound turns into a limb-threatening one. Our licensed physicians and nurse practitioners close it by bringing hospital-grade care to the home in downtown McFarland and Sherwood Park. McFarland is heavily Spanish-speaking, and getting diabetic wound instructions right — offloading, dressing changes, spotting infection early — is what stands between a healed foot and an amputation. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so those steps are fully understood by the patient and the family members who provide care between our visits. We coordinate with discharge planning teams at Adventist Health Delano, Adventist Health Bakersfield, and Memorial Hospital Bakersfield so patients leaving with a surgical wound, pressure injury, or diabetic ulcer transition to physician-led care at home without a gap. 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.