Woundara Care Expands Statewide In-Home Wound Care Services Across Vermont, Addressing Critical Gap in Rural Healthcare Access

Burlington, VT – October 28, 2025 – Woundara Care, Vermont’s premier in-home wound care provider, today announced the expansion of its specialized wound care services to serve patients throughout Vermont, with particular focus on rural communities where access to advanced wound care has been limited. The expansion brings hospital-quality wound care—including advanced therapies such as Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), oxygen therapy, and ultrasound treatment—directly to patients’ homes, eliminating the need for multiple weekly trips to distant wound care centers.

The expansion comes at a critical time for Vermont’s healthcare system, as many residents—particularly those in rural areas—face significant barriers accessing specialized medical care. With Vermont’s aging population and the challenges facing home health agencies due to recent Medicare reimbursement cuts, the need for accessible, high-quality in-home wound care has never been greater.

Addressing Vermont’s Rural Healthcare Access Challenge

Vermont’s rural geography presents unique healthcare access challenges. According to recent reports, many Vermont residents must travel significant distances to access specialized medical services, with some rural patients facing round trips of two hours or more to reach wound care centers. For patients requiring wound care treatments multiple times per week, this travel burden can become insurmountable, leading to missed appointments, delayed healing, and serious complications.

Woundara Care’s statewide expansion specifically targets these underserved communities, providing the same advanced wound care therapies available at hospital-based wound centers—but delivered in the comfort and convenience of patients’ homes. The company’s wound care certified providers travel throughout Vermont, from Burlington to Brattleboro, from Montpelier to the Northeast Kingdom, ensuring that every Vermont resident has access to specialized wound care regardless of their location.

Hospital-Quality Care at Home

Woundara Care offers a comprehensive range of advanced wound care services previously available only in hospital settings or specialized wound care centers. These services include:

All services are provided by wound care certified providers who coordinate closely with patients’ primary care physicians, specialists, and hospital care teams to ensure seamless, comprehensive care.

Reducing Hospital Readmissions Through Coordinated Care

A key component of Woundara Care’s expansion is partnership with Vermont hospitals to reduce preventable readmissions. Hospital readmissions related to wound complications represent a significant burden on both patients and the healthcare system, often resulting from inadequate post-discharge wound care management.

Woundara Care providers communicate directly with hospital discharge planners, attending physicians, and care coordinators to ensure smooth transitions from hospital to home. This coordinated approach has demonstrated significant reductions in wound-related readmissions and emergency department visits.

Supporting Vermont’s Home-Based Care Priorities

The expansion aligns with Vermont’s broader healthcare priorities, including the state’s Money Follows the Person program, which helps Vermonters transition from institutional care settings back to their homes and communities. By providing specialized medical services in home settings, Woundara Care supports the state’s goal of enabling more Vermonters to receive care at home rather than in hospitals or long-term care facilities.

The expansion also addresses challenges facing Vermont’s home health agencies, many of which are struggling with workforce shortages and reimbursement cuts. Woundara Care complements traditional home health services by providing specialized wound care expertise, allowing home health agencies to focus on their core services while referring complex wound cases to Woundara’s specialized providers.

Real Impact: Patient Stories

The impact of accessible in-home wound care is perhaps best illustrated through patient experiences. One Vermont patient, a 76-year-old resident of a rural community, had been struggling with a diabetic foot ulcer that required treatment three times per week at a wound care center 45 minutes from his home. The travel burden became overwhelming, and he began missing appointments, causing his wound to worsen.

Another patient, a 68-year-old woman recovering from surgery, credits Woundara Care with preventing what could have been a serious complication. “My surgical wound wasn’t healing right, and I was worried about infection. The Woundara nurse caught it early during a home visit and coordinated with my surgeon to adjust my treatment. If I’d been trying to manage it on my own between office visits, it could have turned into a real problem.”

Technology-Enabled Care Coordination

Woundara Care leverages technology to enhance care coordination and communication with referring providers. The company’s digital platform enables real-time documentation, wound imaging, and secure communication with physicians and hospital care teams. This technology ensures that all members of a patient’s care team have access to current information about wound status and treatment progress.

Expanding Access While Maintaining Quality

As Woundara Care expands its geographic reach across Vermont, the company remains committed to maintaining the highest standards of clinical quality and patient care. All Woundara Care providers are wound care certified and participate in ongoing education to stay current with the latest evidence-based wound care practices.

The company has also implemented rigorous quality assurance protocols, including regular outcome tracking, patient satisfaction surveys, and clinical audits. These measures ensure that patients throughout Vermont receive consistent, high-quality care regardless of their location.

How to Access Woundara Care Services

Healthcare providers throughout Vermont can refer patients to Woundara Care by calling 802-801-0008 or submitting referrals through the company’s website at woundara.com. The referral process is designed to be simple and efficient, with Woundara Care contacting patients within 24 hours of receiving a referral to schedule an initial assessment.

Patients and family members can also contact Woundara Care directly to learn more about services and determine if in-home wound care is appropriate for their situation. The company works with most major insurance plans and Medicare, and financial counselors are available to discuss coverage and payment options. Find Woundara Care on Google to read reviews and get directions.

Woundara Care serves patients with a wide range of wound care needs, including:

Looking Ahead

As Woundara Care continues to expand its services across Vermont, the company is also investing in workforce development, recruiting and training additional wound care certified providers to meet growing demand. The expansion is expected to create new specialized healthcare jobs in Vermont while improving access to critical medical services for thousands of Vermont residents.

For Vermont’s most vulnerable residents—the elderly, those with chronic conditions, people with mobility challenges, and those living in rural areas—Woundara Care’s expansion represents more than just convenience. It represents access to potentially life-changing medical care that can prevent complications, reduce suffering, and improve quality of life.