The Center for Wound Management Move to Convenient
New Location on MVH Campus.
(August 3, 2012 — Carroll Township,
Pa.)
Chances are that sometime in your life you’ve
had a wound that healed promptly and the only reminder may be a
small scar. According to national statistics, approximately 6 million
Americans suffer from non-healing wounds caused by diabetes, poor
circulation, pressure, infection, renal failure, poor nutrition
and other conditions such as lymphedema where excess fluid collects
in the tissue causing swelling. Unlike normal wounds that the body
can heal, chronic or traumatic open wounds show no signs of healing
over several weeks. However with proper treatment and guidance,
even the most persistent wounds could be healed.
Monongahela Valley Hospital’s Center for Wound
Management, which is designed to treat patients with chronic, non-healing
wounds on an outpatient basis, recently became even more convenient
to visit. In mid July, the Center moved from the fourth floor of
the hospital to newly designed space on the first floor of the Charles
L. and Rose Sweeney Melenyzer Pavilion and Regional Cancer Center.
The new facilities are part of MVH’s $25 million
construction project that not only included the new space for the
Center for Wound Management, but four new state-of-the-art operating
suites which opened earlier this year.
“At Monongahela Valley Hospital, we treat
the whole person when they come to us for care — including
their medical and physical needs,” said Louis J. Panza, president
and CEO. “People in the Valley and surrounding communities
have the most comprehensive, modern and compassionate wound care
available and it is very easy for them to access.”
The Center for Wound Management offers management
of various types of ulcers, skin complications and complex surgical
wounds. MVH’s skilled physicians and certified wound management
nurses provide advanced wound technology procedures, compression
therapy, dressing changes, wound grafting, routine follow-up and
care, assessments of nutritional status, social service needs in
relation to changes in life patterns and patient/family education.
MVH also offers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT), a highly effective
treatment option which is designed to help heal wounds that are
particularly problematic.
“Our medical team works with each person to
determine the underlying cause of his or her wounds and we create
an individualized treatment plan, care for the wound, and reduce
the risk of future occurrences,” said Annette Necciai, ET,
RN, the Center’s certified wound ostomy nurse.
”Each patient has an interdisciplinary team
available to them comprised of multiple physician specialists, nutritionists,
physical therapy consultants and visiting nurses to help better
manage the treatment of the wound. Family members are included in
the patient’s individualized care plan and receive education
on providing the proper care at home.”
Ms. Necciai added,” Every wound is unique
and every patient heals differently and that is why it is important
to get follow-up care for chronic wounds.”
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