CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Cape Regional Health System is pleased to announce that the Center for Wound Healing is a recipient of Restorix Health’s Wound Center of Excellence award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national wound care quality benchmarks in areas including healing outcomes and safety, along with a patient satisfaction rate of 95% or higher.
“We are proud to be a recipient of this award that recognizes the hard work, dedication and quality of care the staff at the Center for Wound Healing provides to our patients every day,” stated Dr. Jeffrey Tenner, FACS, Co-Medical Director. “The highly-trained clinical and support staff applies best practices, using innovative therapies, including the most advanced dressings and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, to help heal patients who are suffering with chronic and non-healing wounds.”
“The Center treats wounds of all types including, but not limited to, diabetic wounds, surgical wounds that are not healing, skin grafts, wounds caused by radiation therapy, bone infection and internal injuries caused by traumatic injuries,” stated Martin Carey, DPM, FACFAS, Co-Medical Director of the Center for Wound Healing.
A wound that fails to respond to treatment after four weeks or has not healed entirely in two months is considered to be a chronic wound. Often complicated by underlying conditions such as diabetes, circulation problems or previous cancer treatment, the simplest of wounds can turn into a significant problem because the body’s normal healing process is affected. Other types of chronic wounds result from pressure ulcers, trauma or infection. Chronic, non-healing wounds can have serious health consequences and may adversely affect a person’s quality of life.
The Center for Wound Healing at Cape Regional provides care to those suffering from chronic wounds in a way no other provider can. Some wounds require advanced dressings or extensive treatments that are difficult to provide in a private office setting, and complex wounds may require multiple additional therapies or experienced wound nurses to provide specialized care. The Center for Wound Healing at Cape Regional is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of physicians and nurses offering the most advanced therapies available, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy. One of the treatments offered at the Center is Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy. HBO is a treatment in which the patient breathes 100 percent oxygen while inside the chamber. The increase in oxygen in the blood encourages the creation of blood vessels and increases the production of collagen, the body’s natural “scaffolding” – both necessary for wound healing. The state-of-the-art hyperbaric chambers are built with the safety and comfort of the patient in mind, offering high healing rates and reduced healing times.
The Center for Wound Healing is located on the Medical Center property at 308 Route 9 North, Cape May Court House. For further information or to arrange a tour of the facility, please call (609) 463-4260.
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