Cartersville Medical Center To Open Wound Healing Center

Cartersville and Bartow County residents with hard-to-heal wounds will soon have access to new treatment and technology and physicians experienced in wound care.

The Advanced Wound Healing Center at Cartersville Medical Center, conveniently located on the hospital campus in The Physicians Center, is scheduled to open in late August.

The Advanced Wound Healing Center will offer leading-edge treatments including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, negative pressure therapies, bioengineered tissues and biosynthetics. The Center provides specialized treatment for chronic or non-healing wounds, which are defined as sores or wounds that have not significantly improved from conventional treatments.

Associated with inadequate circulation, poorly functioning veins, and immobility, non-healing wounds lead to lower quality of life and may lead to amputations. When wounds persist, a specialized approach is required for healing. Typically, a wound that does not respond to normal medical care within 30 days is considered a problem or chronic wound.

Available treatments at The Advanced Wound Healing Center will include debridement, dressing selection, special shoes and patient education.

The Center uses an interdisciplinary model of care, including infectious-disease management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, laboratory evaluation, nutritional management, pain management, diabetic education, radiology testing, and debridement to address total patient health.

Chronic wounds affect more than 8 million patients in the U.S. 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.

The Advanced Wound Healing Center is a member of the Healogics™ network, the industry leader, which employs a rigorous scientific approach that explores, tests, finds and develops the clinically proven methods, protocols, pathways and technologies which reintroduce the body’s innate ability to heal.

Staff from The Advanced Wound Healing Center will be available at the Bartow County Public Health & Safety Fair on Saturday, August 22, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at The Hope Center where they will provide complimentary foot screenings and information about their services.

For more information about The Advanced Wound Healing Center or to schedule an appointment, please call Medline at 800-242-5662 or the Advanced Wound Healing Center at 770-276-7900.

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