November 11, 2009
SRMC Names Brandon Mewbourne, M.D., Medical Director of Sumner Wound Care
Sumner Wound Care, Sumner Regional Medical Center’s (SRMC) outpatient wound treatment center, today named Brandon Mewbourne, M.D., medical director of the program effective December 1, 2010.
Dr. Mewbourne, a general surgeon on staff at SRMC, will replace Paige Reichert, M.D., who has served as medical director of Sumner Wound Care since the program was established in December 2006.
Mewbourne has been a member of the medical staff team at Sumner Wound Care since November 2009, when he joined Reichert, Certified Wound Specialist® Scott Faulkner, M.D., and Graham Frazier, D.P.M.
“Sumner Wound Care is known for its commitment to providing high quality, outstanding care to its patients and I’ve been privileged to work with its outstanding medical staff and Wound Care team during the last year,” said Mewbourne. “I look forward to taking on this new role to lead our team as we continue the valuable work of improving patients’ lives by healing wounds.”
Mewbourne completed medical school at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, and completed both his internship and residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He joined the medical staff at SRMC in September 2007.
“We are extremely fortunate to have Dr. Mewbourne, a highly qualified surgeon who knows our wound care center and who has become a valuable asset to the program during the last year, take on the role of medical director,” said Mary Jo Lewis, CEO of HighPoint Health System. “Dr. Mewbourne will do an outstanding job leading this valuable and indispensable program at SRMC.”
Dr. Mewbourne and his family reside in Hendersonville, Tenn.
About Sumner Wound Care
Sumner Wound Care is an out-patient, hospital-based program that works in conjunction with the patient’s primary care physician, serving as an adjunctive service for the referring physician. The program earned a “Center of Distinction” award from Diversified Clinical Services for the center’s outstanding performance during 2009.
Hyperbaric oxygen chambers may be used on certain types of wounds, and wound treatment is often covered by insurance. A referral from a primary care physician is not required, with the exception of insurance specifications.
Sumner Wound Care is located at 555 Hartsville Pike on the SRMC hospital campus. Patients are treated by appointment from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call (615) 328-3808 or visit www.MySumnerMedical.com.
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