Local Wound Care Center participates in sixth annual Healogics Wound Care Awareness Week
Local Wound Care Center participates in sixth annual Healogics Wound Care Awareness Week
LOCAL WOUND CARE CENTER® PARTICIPATES IN SIXTH ANNUAL HEALOGICS
WOUND CARE AWARENESS WEEK
Madisonville, KY (May 30, 2019) – The Wound Care Center® at Baptist Health Madisonville, a member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness of chronic wounds during the sixth annual Wound Care Awareness Week, being held from June 3 to June 7. Wound Care Awareness was established by Healogics in 2014 to bring attention to the chronic wound epidemic and the 6.7 million Americans who are currently living with non-healing wounds. Program Directors across the nation will dedicate the entire week to educating physicians, patients and the general public about the chronic wound epidemic and the advanced wound care solutions available. Baptist Health Madisonville offers advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic wounds.
While there are already millions of people living with chronic wounds, the incidence is rising, fueled by an aging population and increasing rates of diseases and conditions such as diabetes, obesity and the late effects of radiation therapy. If left untreated, chronic wounds can lead to diminished quality of life and possibly amputation of the affected limb. Even more alarmingly, 50 percent of people die within five years of amputation.
“The statistics are quite alarming,” said local program director Kenny McCarraher. “That is why we are vigilant in raising awareness about wounds and what we can do to help prevent, treat, and heal patients on a daily basis. The wound care team at Baptist Health Madisonville is a Healogics recognized Center of Excellence, meaning patients receive the best outcomes and receive the best of experiences here at our wound center.”
To support this underserved and growing population of people living with chronic wounds, Baptist Health Madisonville Wound Care, in partnership with Healogics, offers an evidence-based, systematic approach to advanced wound care. A patient’s individualized treatment plan may include specialized wound dressings, debridement, compression therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, advanced cellular products and topical growth factors, edema management and/or non-invasive vascular assessment. These treatments are the result of a team approach between the Center’s physicians, nurses and the referring physician. A treatment plan is developed and scheduled based on the patient’s needs. Once treatment is complete, the patient will return to their primary physician to continue routine care.
People with wounds that have not improved with traditional methods of treatment may benefit from a visit to Baptist Health Madisonville Wound Care. To schedule an appointment, please call 270.825.5878 or visit BaptistHealth.com/Madisonville.
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