Wound Care Center marks two years
Cody Regional Health’s Wound Care Center served 183 new patients in its second year of operation, amounting to 1,796 visits during the year.
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Cottage Health Wound Center Aids Healing After Overseas Motorcycle Crash
Patrick Willoughby is a regular traveler to Vietnam for business. While crossing the street in Ho Chi Minh City after dinner with a co-worker in July, he was struck by a speeding motorcycle that left him with deep abrasions to his right leg.
Read MoreAsk the Doctor: Treating stubborn wounds
Dr. Sandy George of AllianceHealth Durant explains how spending time in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber can speed the healing process in this week’s edition of Ask the Doctor.
Read MoreHealogics® Wound Science Initiative Addresses Social Determinants of Health
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social determinants of health as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age, that shape health. These factors include characteristics such as socioeconomic status, education, neighborhood and physical environment, employment and social support networks. Surprisingly, these social and environmental conditions account for 80 percent of health outcomes while only 20 percent are the result of care delivery.
Read MoreDiabetes and Wound Care
November is National Diabetes Month, a time dedicated to increasing understanding about diabetes, encouraging healthy lifestyle changes to prevent the disease and promoting education about how to manage this challenging condition if you have it.
Read MoreAGH raises awareness of diabetic foot ulcer recurrence
Allegan General Hospital’s (AGH’s) Wound Healing Center is raising awareness of diabetic foot ulcer recurrence during Diabetes Awareness Month. AGH’s Wound Healing Center offers advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic wounds like diabetic foot ulcers.
Read MoreTreating diabetics’ wounds is critical to long-term outcome of patient
Wounds are a serious issue for diabetics. About 30 million Americans have diabetes, and 1 out of every 4 will experience a foot ulcer. Statistics show that 15 percent of diabetic foot ulcers progress to amputation, and 50 percent will die within five years of an amputation. Furthermore, 40 percent of people with a healed foot ulcer will develop a new ulcer within a year.
Read MoreChippewa Valley experts urge diabetic patients to check feet
November is Diabetes Awareness Month, and a local specialist wants you to know more about what often becomes a severe side-effect. A specialist at HSHS St. Joseph’s center for wound care told News 18 that 18,500 people around the Chippewa Valley have diabetes, and one in four of those people is likely to have or develop a diabetic ulcer.
Read MoreDiabetes Awareness Month: Diabetes, Foot Ulcers, and Wound Care
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month – a great time to focus on diabetes, as well as a serious health concern facing diabetics: foot ulcers and wound care.
Read MoreFoot Care Important Part of Good Diabetes Care
November is National Diabetes Awareness Month and the Wound Care Center at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital would like to remind patients living with diabetes how important it is to take care of themselves from head to toe.
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