The wound care team at St. Francis – Emory Healthcare will soon implement a Skin Champion Program designed to educate and empower healthcare workers in an effort to decrease hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs). Malissa Norris, RN (L) and Chelsea Polis, RN will oversee the roll-out this summer.
Last week at Clark Regional Medical Center’s Health Fair, team members from the Center for Wound Care were on hand to help increase awareness of the hospital’s outpatient wound care program. L to R: Kelly Browning, RN; Layne Hazel, Program Director; Jordan Wright, front office manager; Crystal Todd, RN; and Amanda Collins, RN/HBO Tech.
Q&A with Leo Raffi Doumanian, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Urology, Keck School of Medicine of USC, USC Institute of Urology When a patient chooses radiotherapy as their primary or adjunctive treatment modality, the first order of business is to eradicate the cancer. The effectiveness of radiotherapy for the treatment of specific cancers has been … Continued
Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that you’ve completely lost your sense of hearing in one ear. That’s what happened to a physician at Dignity Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco, a WCA network hospital.
Though often not discussed in the exam room, patient shame, anxiety, and depression are quite common in wound care. And during the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients are avoiding appointments because they are fearful. Here are some tips to help navigate the challenges and help our patients.
Even during the pandemic, it’s very important to encourage patients to keep their wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy appointments in order to avoid infection, a trip to the emergency room, and possible admission. Randy Brooker, President of Center Operations, offers tips on how to continue providing essential wound care services while keeping safety a top priority.
Dr. Nancy Collins discusses HBOT patients presenting with hypoglycemia and the importance of proper nutritional protocols.
WCA’s corporate office is in Sierra Madre, California, in the thick of the Bobcat fire. Thank you to the 500+ firefighters and first reponders who are working so hard to protect our town.
Our “Healing Country” video series shines a spotlight on WCA partners in smaller communities, where quality wound care is an essential and much-needed service.
Wound care patients in rural areas deserve the same access to quality care as those in major cities. Mike Hendrix drove across state lines and spent years trying to heal a diabetic foot ulcer. He finally found healing close to home at the Center for Wound Care at Clark Regional Medical Center.