Bret Barker
San Jose, CA (USA)
Role(s):
C-Level Executive (CEO, CFO, etc.)
Uberwoundcare inc
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Location:
San Jose
Industry:
Healthcare
Year Founded:
2016
Number Employees:
1-10 people
Business Stage:
Growth (not profitable)
Entity Type:
"S" Corporation
Description:
In a world where the United States our chronic wound care has problem exceeds $30 billion per year and affects over 8 million Americans, UberWoundCare is leveraging technology and crowdsourcing of licensed staff to create a solution that benefits by strategically targeting and eliminating the threat to life and limb. Over 60% of wounds contain harmful bacteria easily leading to fatal sepsis; an infection spread throughout the body. Over a million Americans are affected by sepsis each year, with a survival rate of 25% to 50%. From a wound? Yes, from a wound, but we have a comprehensive, accessible, and inexpensive system to help prevent hospitalizations and preventable deaths.
Unlike other telemedicine platforms requiring that require special equipment, UberWoundCares core contained within our an app that can be downloaded to your current smartphone/tablet whether you are a patient, doctor, or nurse. The interaction between mobile communication and live contact is unprecedented. We are a true 24 hour a day, seven-day week program with most staff working during daylight hours, with on-call nurses and physicians available from a tap on your smartphone
For care agencies providers, UberWoundCare provides a solution to the constant nationwide shortage of nurses by allowing healthcare professionals to work with patients anywhere there are licensed to practice., without borders. More than 3.4 million nurses work in the USA, yet may not be willing to work for a home health agency full time, nor be aware of the situation.
For patients, UberWoundCare stops the regular 2-3 hours trips each week to the clinic which often requiring a loved one to take time off and provide transportation. For home-bound patients, no longer having to endure the physical pain of simply getting to the doctor’s office is, of course, worthwhile.
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