Chronic Wounds: They CAN Be Healed

The Wound Healing Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital provides state-of-the-art treatments for slow-healing and chronic wounds -- usually the result of an underlying medical condition, such as diabetes, neuropathy, arthritis, venous insufficiency, peripheral arterial disease, autoimmune disease, and factors associated with immobility. 

The Wound Healing Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital offers an interdisciplinary approach to treating wounds. The Wound Healing Center brings together board certified specialists in vascular surgery, podiatry, plastic surgery, infectious diseases, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy and certified wound care nurses. Patients initially undergo a complete wound assessment to identify the underlying cause of the wound and a treatment plan is devised. When necessary, consultations in vascular intervention, diabetic and nutrition education, infectious disease, orthotics and compression therapy, as well as other disciplines, are readily available. We work directly with the primary physician or referring physician to keep them informed of the patient's progress.

There are many factors that impact the healing of wounds. Diabetes, weight gain, heart disease, poor circulation and medications are just a few of the many existing conditions that can slow down or stop the healing of wounds.

Wound healing is a complex process involving the patient, the environment and the healthcare professional. The skilled physicians and staff of the Wound Healing Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital provide a comprehensive program designed to heal the wounds, educate the patient and prevent recurrence.

Wounds Treated Include:

• Diabetic
• Arterial and/or venous
• Pressure
• Post injury
• Post surgical
• Post oncology
• Burns
• Non-descriptive wounds

A Range of Treatment Approaches
The staff at the Wound Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital is trained in wound care management and provides a treatment program specific to the needs of each person - a plan that focuses not only on healing the wound, but on addressing the problems causing it and ways to prevent its recurrence.

Available services include:

• Initial complete assessment and treatment plan with first visit
• Follow-up visits biweekly to bimonthly, depending on the wound
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Vascular/laboratory studies
• Surgical procedures
• Protection/off-loading
• Selective wound dressings
• Infection control
• Debridement
• Compression
• Grafts
• Education
• Referrals
• Ongoing patient follow-up
• Letters to referring physicians

Patient Referral and Information
The Wound Healing Center is an outpatient program available at Bryn Mawr Hospital. We participate with most insurance payors. We will help in answering any questions concerning individual coverage.

More About The Wound Healing Center at Bryn Mawr Hospital...

	Overview of Services Learn more about what we do plus important information about appointments, telephone calls, admissions, referrals, billing, prescriptions, renewals, insurance, fees and payments. View Services!
	Wound Healing Specialists The Wound Healing Center physicians and clinical staff are specially trained in all aspects of wound management. Meet the Staff!
	Guidelines for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Bryn Mawr Hospital is pleased to announce that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is available at our Wound Healing Center.  HBOT is a systemic treatment that allows patients to breathe pure oxygen while lying comfortably inside a pressurized chamber. Learn More!
	Guidelines for Patients with Skin Problems The Wound Healing Center treats a wide variety of common skin care problems including blisters, dermatitis, allergic reactions, skin tears and fissures. View Guidelines!
	Guidelines for Patients with Venous Skin Ulcers Skin ulcers are open wounds which develop when blood collects in the lower leg veins and breaks down skin tissues. View Guidelines!
	Guidelines for Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) causes the blood vessels in the legs, abdomen, pelvis, arms, or neck to become narrowed or blocked causing wounds to form. View Guidelines!
	Guidelines for Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is usually caused by a gradual buildup of plaque within the arteries (atherosclerosis), causing wounds to form usually in the extremities. View Guidelines!

To refer a patient for treatment or for additional information,
please contact the Center at 610-526-8820.