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HeadlinesWound Centers to Add Special Care Units Equipped with Hyperbaric Chambers - 2/25/2010
Three centers devoted to wound care will open at hospitals in the Buffalo area over the next few months, including one today at St. Joseph Hospital, a reflection of the growing sophistication of treating difficult wounds. The units, managed in partnership with companies that specialize in chronic, nonhealing wounds, focus on such problems as foot ulcers in diabetics, pressure ulcers in the elderly and challenging wounds in trauma patients. They come outfitted with modern hyperbaric oxygen chambers, a therapy that aids healing in certain patients and reduces such complications as amputations. "There is pretty good evidence that wounds heal better and faster when cared for in a center that specializes in wounds," said Dr. Lee C. Ruotsi, a certified wound specialist. Ruotsi serves as medical director of the Catholic Health wound care program. The hospital system is opening a wound healing center with two hyperbaric chambers at Sisters Hospital, St. Joseph Campus, in Cheektowaga. Another center is scheduled to open in the fall at the hospital network's Mercy Ambulatory Care Center in Orchard Park. Read the full story at: buffalonews.com
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