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EAST LIVERPOOL – The Wound Care Center at East Liverpool City Hospital, a member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness of chronic wounds.
The third annual Wound Care Awareness Week was held June 6-10.
One of nearly 800 Healogics-managed Centers, East Liverpool City Hospital offers advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic wounds. Program directors across the nation dedicated the week to educating physicians, patients and the general public about the chronic wound epidemic and the advanced wound care solutions.
It is estimated chronic wounds affect 6.7 million people in the United States and 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.
“We see patients living with non-healing wounds for a prolonged amount of time due to the lack of awareness of advanced wound care options,” said Athena Beis, MD, medical director for the Wound Care Center.
“Patients are often referred to our highly-specialized program to help control their progressive wounds whether they are related to diabetes, vascular diseases, or post-surgical in nature.”
According to Beis, “Routine treatments are imperative to healing chronic wounds in order to stimulate new tissue growth.”
Visit woundcareawareness.com to learn more about Wound Care Awareness Week and to hear from patients about how wound healing changed their life.