South Central Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center Participates in Fourth Annual Wound Care Awareness Week

Deborah Myrick, Program Director of South Central Wound Care Michael Berry, Area Vice President of Healogics Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Chief Medical Officer at SCRMC Leeann Bookout, Clinical Nurse Manager of South Central Wound Care

Laurel, MS – The South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at South Central Regional Medical Center, a member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness of chronic wounds. The fourth annual Wound Care Awareness Week is being held from June 5 to June 9.  South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine was recently named a Center of Distinction for excellent healing rates and superior patient satisfaction. The center offers advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic wounds.  As declared by Governor Phil Bryant, the state of Mississippi will dedicate the entire week to educating physicians, patients and the general public about the chronic wound epidemic and the advanced wound care solutions.

It is estimated that chronic wounds affect 6.7 million people in the U.S. 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.

“We see patients living with non-healing wounds for a prolonged amount of time due to the lack of awareness of advanced wound care options,” said Stacy Street, M.D., Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center Medical Director. “We work to educate community physicians about which of their patients can benefit from advanced wound care, and then provide coordinated care to heal that patient’s wounds.”

South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center offers the following services: Debridement, Total Contact Casting, Wound Dressing Applications, Skin Subs, Vascular Testing, Diabetic Foot Screenings, Diabetic Foot Care, Nutrition Counseling, Smoking Cessation Counseling, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Compression Wraps, Burn management, Diagnostic testing, Radiation Injury and Osteoradialnechrosis. If you or someone close to you is suffering from a wound that will not heal, let us help.  We are committed to providing excellent service to our patients.  Our office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center is offering a free diabetic foot screening for the community on Tuesday, June 27^th at South Central Place. To schedule a free appointment time, please call 601-399-0501. Visit scrmc.com to learn more about Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine available at SCRMC. To schedule an appointment, please call 601-426-4739.