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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Edward’s Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center earns national reaccreditation

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Above / Edward Hospital’s Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center recently earned reaccreditation With Distinction from the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society. Members of the Center’s team include (front) Dr. Jaime Villanueva, Medical Director; Diane Martens, CHT; Kathy Heiden, CHT and Mike Nagy, Safety Director; (middle row) Elizabeth Francis, NP; Jennifer Hoffman, RN; Claudia Holguin, MA; Holly Gaudio; Liza Sombrito, RN; Sandy Holley and Stella Bechina, RN; (back) Matt Miceli, Wound Care Supervisor; Dawn Piech, PT, MPT; Gia Fite, RN and Rita Rusenas, RN.

Edward Hospital’s Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center has earned reaccreditation “With Distinction” from the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) Clinical Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation Program.

Edward is the only UHMS-accredited hospital in the Chicago area and one of only two in Illinois to be accredited With Distinction.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which Edward began offering in 2012, is used to heal stubborn wounds, such as those that can occur in people with diabetes or cancer patients who’ve undergone radiation. Patients with foot ulcers, crush injuries, compromised skin grafts, radiation injury or other conditions that have not responded to conventional treatment may qualify for hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

The interdisciplinary team at the Edward Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center includes primary care physicians, surgeons, certified wound/ostomy nurses and podiatrists trained in wound care.

Edward’s three hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers can accommodate patients who are at least 18 years old and weigh up to 700 pounds.

For more information, visit www.eehealth.org/services/wound-care or call (630) 527-3002.

 

Story and photo submitted by Keith Hartenberger, Public Information Officer, for Edward-Elmhurst Health.

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