Taft is an oil town in the southwestern corner of Kern County, sitting on top of the Midway-Sunset Oil Field — one of the largest in the country — surrounded by pumpjacks and the small unincorporated communities of Ford City, South Taft, and Taft Heights that grew up alongside the oil industry a century ago. It is a tight-knit community with a substantial population of older oil-industry retirees, and that older population shapes our caseload: diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, pressure injuries, and post-surgical wounds that need steady bedside attention. Taft has no hospital of its own. Care routes over the hills to Bakersfield, a solid drive of forty minutes or more depending on where you're headed. For a retired roughneck or refinery worker with a diabetic foot ulcer, or an older spouse managing a venous leg wound, that trip to a Bakersfield wound clinic repeated every week is a real burden — and it is where a treatment plan quietly breaks down. Our licensed physicians and nurse practitioners bring hospital-grade care to the home instead, across downtown Taft, Ford City, South Taft, and Taft Heights. Many of Taft's older patients spent decades in physically demanding oil-field work, and years on the feet in the heat leave a legacy of vascular disease and, combined with the region's high diabetes burden, plenty of hard-to-heal foot and leg wounds. Consistent debridement and compression at home is exactly what these wounds need. Taft also has a Spanish-speaking community, and our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling. We coordinate with discharge planning teams at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Adventist Health Bakersfield, and Kern Medical 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.
Taft sits out in the oil country of southwestern Kern County with no hospital in town — every specialty wound clinic visit means a drive of forty minutes or more over the hills to Bakersfield. For the older oil-industry retirees who make up much of our caseload here, recovering from surgery or managing a diabetic foot or venous leg ulcer, that recurring trip is exactly the barrier that lets a wound slip backward between appointments. The licensed physicians and nurse practitioners who see Taft 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. Many Taft patients carry vascular disease from decades of physically demanding oil-field work, and combined with the region's high diabetes burden, their wounds heal slowly and reward consistency. Home visits deliver the steady debridement and compression these wounds need — whether the patient lives in downtown Taft, Ford City, South Taft, or a skilled nursing facility in the 93268 ZIP code.
Healix360 coordinates physician-led care for chronic and complex wounds across Taft.
Our team can coordinate with hospitals, primary care clinicians, specialists, home health agencies, and facility teams serving Taft.
Does Healix360 serve all of Taft? Yes. Our clinicians see patients across the area — Downtown Taft and the adjacent communities of Ford City, South Taft, and Taft Heights. If your address is in the 93268 ZIP code, we can see you.
There's no hospital in Taft — how does mobile care help? Care routes over the hills to Bakersfield, a drive of forty minutes or more, and that recurring trip is a real burden for older patients. Our physicians and nurse practitioners bring hospital-grade wound care to your home in Taft so you avoid the round trip.
Do you coordinate with the Bakersfield hospitals? Yes. We accept discharge referrals from Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Adventist Health Bakersfield, and Kern Medical, and we send wound measurements, photographs, and encounter notes back to the discharging team and primary care physician after each visit.
Are venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot wounds common in Taft? Yes. Many of Taft's older oil-industry retirees carry vascular disease from decades of physical work, and combined with the region's high diabetes burden, foot and leg wounds are among the most common we treat. We provide multilayer compression and full limb-preservation care.
Can you visit a single-family home in Taft or Ford City? Yes. Our clinicians visit homes throughout Taft, Ford City, South Taft, and Taft Heights.
Is interpreter support available for Spanish-speaking families? Yes. Taft has a Spanish-speaking community. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so wound care instructions are fully understood by the patient and family.
Can you see patients in Taft assisted living and skilled nursing facilities? Yes. We round at assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Taft, coordinating visit timing with facility staff.
Is the service covered by Medicare, and do I need a referral? Physician-led visits are typically covered under Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, and most commercial plans; we verify coverage first. No referral is required — call 877-545-1300 anytime, day or night.
Yes. Our clinicians see patients across the area — Downtown Taft and the adjacent communities of Ford City, South Taft, and Taft Heights. If your address is in the 93268 ZIP code, we can see you.
Care routes over the hills to Bakersfield, a drive of forty minutes or more, and that recurring trip is a real burden for older patients. Our physicians and nurse practitioners bring hospital-grade wound care to your home in Taft so you avoid the round trip.
Yes. We accept discharge referrals from Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Adventist Health Bakersfield, and Kern Medical, and we send wound measurements, photographs, and encounter notes back to the discharging team and primary care physician after each visit.
Yes. Many of Taft's older oil-industry retirees carry vascular disease from decades of physical work, and combined with the region's high diabetes burden, foot and leg wounds are among the most common we treat. We provide multilayer compression and full limb-preservation care.
Yes. Our clinicians visit homes throughout Taft, Ford City, South Taft, and Taft Heights.
Yes. Taft has a Spanish-speaking community. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so wound care instructions are fully understood by the patient and family.
Yes. We round at assisted living and skilled nursing facilities in Taft, coordinating visit timing with facility staff.
Physician-led visits are typically covered under Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, and most commercial plans; we verify coverage first. No referral is required — call 877-545-1300 anytime, day or night.
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.