Wasco is a northwestern Kern County farm town known statewide as the 'Rose Capital of the Nation' — the rose fields around town supply a huge share of the country's commercial roses, alongside almonds and cotton. It is a young, largely Latino agricultural community, and it carries a diabetes rate around 13%, among the highest in the state. Diabetic foot ulcers are the wound our clinicians see most often in Wasco, and behind most of those calls is a family worried about a foot wound on a parent or spouse that won't close. Wasco has no hospital of its own. The nearest are Adventist Health Delano to the north and the Bakersfield hospitals to the south, all a drive away. For a fieldworker in the rose or almond harvest, or the aging parent in that household, the trip to a Bakersfield wound clinic — during work hours, through Central Valley summer heat — is exactly the barrier that lets a foot ulcer deteriorate between appointments. Our licensed physicians and nurse practitioners remove that barrier by bringing the care to the home, across downtown Wasco and Wasco Heights. Wasco is heavily Spanish-speaking, and in diabetic limb preservation the details matter: getting offloading right, changing a dressing correctly, and recognizing the early signs of infection can be the difference between a healed foot and an amputation. Our coordination team arranges interpreter support when scheduling so those instructions 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.