Rome Memorial Hospital’s Regional Center for Wound Care uses leading edge therapies to renew the body’s innate ability to heal chronic wounds. One state-of-the-art therapy being used to save limbs from amputation updates the folk wisdom that fresh air cures anything.
Read MoreA specific type of treatment offered by St. Luke’s Hospital is yielding beneficial results for thousands of patients in the Northland. The Center’s highly-trained wound care specialists work to create care plans to help each person become to healthiest version of themselves.
Read MoreHeart health is important to the body’s overall wellness and function. The heart circulates oxygen and nutrient-rich blood throughout the body. When the heart is not working properly, just about every function is affected, and that includes wound healing. An alarming 33% of Americans, more than 92 million people, suffer from a cardiovascular disease that could inhibit their body’s healing response.
Read MoreAn alarming 33 percent of Americans currently suffer from cardiovascular disease. During Heart Health Awareness Month, HSHS St. Anthony’s Wound Healing Center, a member of the Healogics network, is working to spread awareness about how cardiovascular diseases can affect the wound healing process.
Read MoreThe March event will be complete with a free light breakfast, coffee and prizes while learning about the hospital’s vital Wound Healing services from the esteemed Medical Director, Dr. Russell Dounies. The event will be held at the Galaxy Theater.
Read MoreChronic wounds affect approximately 6.7 million people in the United States and, if left untreated, an unhealed wound on the foot or leg can lead to a diminished quality of life and possible amputation. As many as 82 percent of leg amputations are due to poor circulation of the affected limb.
Read MoreHSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital’s Wound Care Center and Joslin Diabetes Center Affiliate at HSHS Medical Group encourages the public to take a free Diabetes Risk Test on Tuesday, March 24 in support of American Diabetes Association Alert Day. This nationally recognized day is a “wake-up call” asking the American public to take a one-minute Diabetes Risk Test to find out if they are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.
Read MoreFebruary is recognized as Heart Health Month. In an effort to raise awareness, encourage and promote heart health, in the community, wearing red is encouraged on Fridays. The first Go Red Day took place Feb. 3. In addition to wearing red throughout the month, The Wound Healing Center at Scenic Mountain Medical Center hosted an open house this past Friday.
Read MoreAn unused space in Medina Memorial Hospital is seeing new life as the location of a new Wound Care Center. Lisa Albanese of Brockport, formerly of Medina, is program director for the Wound Care Center, which has offices in both Medina and United Memorial Health Care Center in Batavia. Medina’s center is located on the first floor of the hospital, in what used to be the Intensive Care Unit.
Read MoreThe Methodist Jennie Edmundson Advanced Wound Center is celebrating a decade of providing “exceptional wound care” to southwest Iowa. “Since the doors first opened, we’ve been fortunate to have the region’s most dedicated and educated wound care providers,” said Jen Fletcher, program director of the wound center.
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