Baptist Health Wound Care wants your family to stay safe this summer by taking appropriate action against summer bites, burns and cuts. Fast facts: Over the past 30 years more people have had skin cancer than all other cancers combined. Mosquitoes transmit several serious diseases including malaria, dengue, Zika and chikungunya.
Read MoreSugar Grove Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on July 9. Join Michael Bradford, Program Director, and Sharon Strek, Clinical Nurse Manager, of the Wound Care Center at Rush Copley, to learn about proper skin, foot and wound care. Understand changes to the skin related to age as well as the do’s and don’ts of basic foot and skin care.
Read MoreWe’ve heard the saying, “time heals everything.” But that’s not the case, especially when it comes to non-healing advanced wounds. One Sioux City woman has found a solution with the help of a chamber filled will pure oxygen.
Read MoreTexoma Medical Center physicians, leaders, patients and staff will gather at the TMC Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine on Monday, July 16 at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate the Center of Distinction Award that will be presented by representatives of Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services.
Read MoreChronic wounds affect 6.7 million people in the United States, and the incidence is expected to rise at a rate of 2 percent annually over the next decade. In response to the increasing demand, Holy Name Medical Center today announced the opening of its Institute for Wound Healing, located at 699 Teaneck Road in Teaneck.
Read MoreThe Wound Care Center at Halifax Regional has been recognized with a national award for clinical excellence. Leaders, physicians and clinicians from Halifax Regional recently gathered to celebrate the Center of Distinction award, which was given to The Wound Care Center by Healogics, the nation’s leading and largest wound care management company.
Read MoreHoly Name Medical Center announced the opening of its Institute for Wound Healing, located at 699 Teaneck Road in Teaneck. The Institute offers advanced care in the treatment of non-healing, chronic wounds and their related conditions and diseases.
Read MoreMichael Bradford,program director at the Wound Care Center, will be at the Senior Center in Yorkville on Thursday, July 26 at 9 a.m. to talk about wound care. This program will be free. Anyone interested in attending the event can call 630-553-5777.
Read MoreKing’s Daughters Medical Center has been recognized for excellence in wound care. The hospital’s Wound Care Center was presented with the Dr. Robert A. Warriner III Center of Excellence award, which is given by Healogics, the nation’s largest provider of wound care services. “Our center’s success can be attributed to our outstanding team of physicians, nurses and professional staff,” said Kelli Rego, the center’s clinical program director.
Read MoreDr. William M. McConahey, medical director of the Wound Care Center at Sovah Health-Danville, has been awarded board certification in wound management by the American Board of Wound Management. This certification is awarded to those physicians who have studied and worked in the science of the prevention, care and treatment of acute and chronic wounds and have passed a rigorous testing process.
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