DRAFFENVILLE – On Friday, the Lourdes Hospital announced the opening of Lourdes Wound Care located at 83 Wellness Way Lane, Suite 5 in the Regional Medical Associates Building.
The center can give hope to people with chronic, non-healing wounds. It offers state-of-the-art outpatient clinical wound care and hyperbaric medicine by using a variety of clinical treatments, therapies and support services.
“With healing rates consistently above 90 percent, our patients have seen amazing results,” says Timothy Ranval, MD Vascular Surgeon, Wound Care Center Medical Director.
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. Untreated, chronic wounds can lead to diminished quality of life and possibly amputation of the affected limb.
“Many patients live with chronic wounds for months or even years,” says Dr. Ranval. “Advanced wound care, as part of a comprehensive care plan, can help heal patients faster than traditional methods. It is our mission to raise awareness of the chronic wound problem as well as the benefits of advanced wound care in the communities we serve.”
Lourdes currently has an advanced wound care and hyperbaric medicine center in Paducah located at 225 Medical Center Drive, Suite 205. To schedule an appointment, call 270-441-4462 or for the new Lourdes Wound Care Benton office, call 270-252-7100.