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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy the topic of Health Night on the Town on Tuesday

Posted at 11:27 am March 25, 2017
By Crystal Jordan Leave a Comment

While advancements in radiation therapy help to target cancerous tumors and affected areas with a greater sense of accuracy, normal tissue can still be impacted by the treatment.

Fortunately, the use of hyperbaric oxygen, or HBO, therapy can provide significant healing treatments for those dealing with a radiation injury.

Learn more about the use of HBO therapy with Kristie Teffetteller, director of the Methodist Wound Treatment Center, and clinical manager, Michelle Bailey, a registered nurse, or RN.

Health Night will take place on Tuesday, March 28, at 7 p.m. in the Ridge Conference Room of Methodist Medical Center, which is located at 990 Oak Ridge Turnpike. [Read more…]

Methodist Wound Treatment Center: Celebrating 10 years of saving lives, limbs

Posted at 9:00 pm June 21, 2016
By Kelly Goodman Leave a Comment

On June 8, the Methodist Wound Treatment Center celebrated its 10-year anniversary and Wound Care Awareness Week during an open house celebration and education event. Guests had a chance to meet the staff, tour the Center, enjoy refreshments and learn more about the services and specialized products used for treatment. (Submitted photo)

When vascular surgeon Dr. David Stanley was sent on a mission in 2005 to “look into” hyperbaric medicine as part of a new wound treatment center at Methodist Medical Center, he was skeptical. “I didn’t think it was much good,” Dr. Stanley recalls with a laugh.

Ten years later, Dr. Stanley serves as director of Methodist’s Wound Treatment Center and is an outspoken advocate of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The procedure is just one of many treatment options offered at the Wound Treatment Center, which celebrated its 10th anniversary with an open house and wound care education event on June 8.

The goal of the center is to improve patients’ quality of life by managing wounds to ensure that they heal quickly and completely. The Center’s staff of nine employees and four physicians bring their expertise to the challenge of non-healing wounds. [Read more…]

Methodist Wound Treatment Center celebrates 10 years of healing wounds

Posted at 5:29 pm June 4, 2016
By Kelly Goodman Leave a Comment

The Methodist Wound Treatment Center is celebrating its 10-year anniversary in conjunction with Wound Care Awareness Week, which is held June 6-10. In honor of the occasions, the Methodist Wound Treatment Center will host an open house and education event where the public, caregivers, and clinicians may tour the center, learn about advanced wound care services and products, and meet the expert staff, a press release said.

The Methodist Wound Treatment Center open house will take place on Wednesday, June 8, from 3-6 p.m. The center is located at 160A West Tennessee Avenue in Oak Ridge, behind Methodist Medical Center. The event is free.

This is the third annual Wound Care Awareness Week. It is estimated that chronic wounds affect 6.7 million people in the United States 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. If left untreated, chronic wounds can lead to diminished quality of life and possibly amputation of the affected limb. [Read more…]

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy the topic of Health Night on the Town on Tuesday

Methodist Wound Treatment Center: Celebrating 10 years of saving lives, limbs

Methodist Wound Treatment Center celebrates 10 years of healing wounds

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