University
Hospitals Elyria Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center:
Mayor Promotes Healing Wounds and Improving Lives
Mayor Promotes Healing Wounds and Improving Lives
The third
annual Wound Care Awareness Week (June 6-10, 2016) was recognized on Wednesday
when Elyria Mayor Holly Brinda visited University Hospitals Elyria Wound Care
and Hyperbaric Medicine Center. Mayor Brinda presented a proclamation to Keith
Warner, MD, Medical Director of the center, who was joined by Charlotte Wray,
President, UH Elyria Medical Center; Don Schiffbauer, Director of Clinical
Operations, UH Elyria Medical Center; and members of the facility’s staff.
More than six
million Americans suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds. When other
treatments are unsuccessful, patients may not realize that specialized wound
care is available right here in their community. Wound Care Awareness Week
helps draw attention to this significant health issue and provides information
that can assist patients with finding the care they need. Patients of UH Elyria
Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center typically have a sore or wound that
is not significantly better within a month, or healed entirely within two
months.
Located at
133 E. Broad Street in Elyria, UH Elyria Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine
Center offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic
ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds. Advanced
treatments include hyperbaric oxygen therapy, negative pressure wound therapy,
bio-engineered skin substitutes, biological and biosynthetic dressings and
growth factor therapies.
The Elyria
facility features two state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen chambers, outfitted
with flat screen TVs and premium sound systems for patient enjoyment during
treatments. A third chamber is scheduled
to be installed later this year. Whether they prefer to watch television, a
DVD, or listen to a CD, patients can relax in the chamber while 100 percent
oxygen speeds the healing of their wounds. Patients will also find flat screen
televisions in each of the six treatment rooms located on-site.
UH Elyria
Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center – along with its sister facility, UH
Westlake Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center – are both partnerships
between UH Elyria Medical Center and Healogics™ - the nation’s largest provider
of advanced wound care services. Both centers are recipients of the Center of Distinction Award by
Healogics, as well as the prestigious Robert
A. Warriner III, MD, Center of Excellence Award. This recognition is a
result of the facilities both achieving patient satisfaction rates higher than
95 percent and a healing rate of at least 98 percent in less than 28 median
days, for a minimum of two years.
UH Elyria
Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center – along with its sister facility, UH
Westlake Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center – are both partnerships
between UH Elyria Medical Center and Healogics™ - the nation’s largest provider
of advanced wound care services. Both centers are recipients of the Center of Distinction Award by
Healogics, as well as the prestigious Robert
A. Warriner III, MD, Center of Excellence Award. This recognition is a
result of the facilities both achieving patient satisfaction rates higher than
95 percent and a healing rate of at least 98 percent in less than 28 median
days, for a minimum of two years.
For more information on the University Hospitals Elyria Wound Care
and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, please call 440.329.4930.
