Santa Barbara County divides sharply between the affluent, older South Coast — Santa Barbara, Montecito, Goleta, Carpinteria — and the younger, heavily agricultural North County around Santa Maria and Lompoc. That divide shapes wound care here: on the South Coast our clinicians treat the venous leg ulcers and pressure injuries of an aging population, while in North County diabetic foot ulcers among agricultural families and their elders are more common. The county's senior share runs above the state figure, and the Santa Ynez Mountains that separate north from south make crossing the county for care a real undertaking. Our licensed physicians and nurse practitioners see patients across the county's regions: the South Coast cities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Carpinteria and the community of Montecito; the Santa Ynez Valley wine-country towns of Solvang, Buellton, and Los Olivos; the Lompoc Valley near Vandenberg; and the Santa Maria Valley farm communities of North County including Guadalupe. Whether the patient lives in a Montecito estate, a Goleta condominium, or a Santa Maria farmworker household caring for a grandparent, we bring physician-led care to the door instead of asking someone with an open wound to drive over the pass to a hospital wound clinic. North County and the coastal agricultural communities are heavily Spanish-speaking, and there is a substantial Mixteco-speaking population among indigenous farmworker families around Santa Maria and Guadalupe. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so offloading instructions, dressing-change steps, and infection warning signs are understood by the patient and the family members providing daily care. We coordinate with discharge planning teams at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital on the South Coast, Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital in Solvang, so patients leaving with a wound 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.
Santa Barbara County is split by the Santa Ynez Mountains, and a patient in the Santa Maria Valley or the Santa Ynez Valley may face a long, winding drive to reach a wound specialist on the South Coast — a trip that, repeated weekly, quietly derails treatment for a diabetic foot ulcer or venous leg ulcer. In the North County agricultural communities, many caregivers are farmworkers who cannot take a weekday off to bring an elder to a clinic. Home-based visits from licensed physicians and nurse practitioners bring hospital-grade care to the bedside — sharp debridement, infection surveillance, negative pressure wound therapy, multilayer compression, and cellular tissue products when clinically indicated — so consistent care reaches patients from Montecito to Santa Maria without the barrier of distance.
Healix360 coordinates physician-led care for chronic and complex wounds across Santa Barbara County.
Our team can coordinate with hospitals, primary care clinicians, specialists, home health agencies, and facility teams serving Santa Barbara County.
Does Healix360 serve North County areas like Santa Maria and Lompoc? Yes. Our clinicians see patients across the whole county, including the Santa Maria Valley, Guadalupe, and the Lompoc Valley in North County, not only the South Coast. Call 877-545-1300 to confirm coverage for your address.
Do you serve the Santa Ynez Valley wine-country towns? Yes. We reach Solvang, Buellton, and Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley, where the drive over the pass to South Coast specialty care makes home-based wound treatment especially valuable.
Do you coordinate with Cottage Hospital and Marian Regional? Yes. We accept discharge referrals from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, and we send wound measurements, photographs, and encounter notes back to the discharging team and the patient's primary care physician after each visit.
Is interpreter support available for Spanish- or Mixteco-speaking families? Yes. North County and the coastal agricultural communities are heavily Spanish-speaking, and there is a substantial Mixteco-speaking indigenous population around Santa Maria and Guadalupe. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so wound care instructions are fully understood.
Can you help with wounds that have been open for months? Yes. Chronic, non-healing wounds are our focus. Our clinicians use sharp debridement, infection control, and advanced therapies to restart a stalled healing process, delivered consistently at home.
Can you see patients in assisted living and skilled nursing facilities? Yes. We round at assisted living communities, board-and-care homes, and skilled nursing facilities throughout the county, coordinating visit timing with facility staff.
Is mobile wound care in Santa Barbara County covered by Medicare? Yes. Physician-led visits are typically covered under Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, and most commercial plans active in the 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 whole county, including the Santa Maria Valley, Guadalupe, and the Lompoc Valley in North County, not only the South Coast. Call 877-545-1300 to confirm coverage for your address.
Yes. We reach Solvang, Buellton, and Los Olivos in the Santa Ynez Valley, where the drive over the pass to South Coast specialty care makes home-based wound treatment especially valuable.
Yes. We accept discharge referrals from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, 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. North County and the coastal agricultural communities are heavily Spanish-speaking, and there is a substantial Mixteco-speaking indigenous population around Santa Maria and Guadalupe. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so wound care instructions are fully understood.
Yes. Chronic, non-healing wounds are our focus. Our clinicians use sharp debridement, infection control, and advanced therapies to restart a stalled healing process, delivered consistently at home.
Yes. We round at assisted living communities, board-and-care homes, and skilled nursing facilities throughout the county, coordinating visit timing with facility staff.
Yes. Physician-led visits are typically covered under Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, and most commercial plans active in the 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.