Wound Clinic News and Notes

Adam M. Myers, DPM, has been named the new medical director at Union Hospital Wound Healing Center (Elkton, MD). 

Dr. Myers, a board-certified podiatrist specializing in wound care, forefoot surgery, and sports medicine, is a graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. 

He has been a member of the medical staff at Union Hospital Wound Healing Center since it opened in 2005. 

For more information, visit www.myunionhospital.org/unionhospital/wound-healing-center.

Wound Care Specialist Opening New Office in Texas

Luis R. Venegas, DPM, ABPM, a podiatrist practicing in Texas, will reportedly open a new location in the Harlingen area to care for patients living with diabetic ulcers and nonhealing wounds. The facility is expected to be located at Harlingen Medical Center’s Medical Office Building, according to the Valley Morning Star. 

One who has 17 years of experience in the Brownsville area and more than seven years at the Wound Healing Center at Harlingen Medical Center, Dr. Venegas is launching this initiative due to a rise in younger patients developing foot wounds related to diabetes, according to hospital officials.

Members of the general public were invited to an open house April 13 as well as a meet-and-greet with Dr. Venegas as part of National Foot Health Awareness Month.

Wound Care Centers Dedicated to Physician

Officials at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Kentucky have announced they will dedicate their wound care centers in Covington and Ft. Thomas in honor of the late Patrick T. Birrer, MD, who died last November at age 59 after a three-year battle with esophageal cancer.

A ceremony was held in his honor April 25 at St. Elizabeth Covington. Signage bearing Birrer’s name was unveiled in recognition of a physician known for his unwavering commitment and service to the community among his former colleagues.

“This is someone who believed his purpose was to serve others, including his patients, the homeless and the less fortunate in other countries,” Anne McCarthy, community education specialist for the wound care centers at St. Elizabeth Healthcare, told the Northern Kentucky Tribune. “He was a very special person who would always go the extra mile.”

Birrer, medical director of wound care and hyperbaric medicine, was diagnosed with cancer in September 2012, but continued to work. He was involved in emergency medicine for more than 20 years and went on mission trips to places such as Haiti, Honduras, and Mexico.

“We miss him,” McCarthy said. “But he inspired so many of us. This is a deserving tribute.” 

Texas Facility Celebrates 20 Years of Wound Care

Staff members at Trinity Mother Frances Winnsboro (TX) WoundCARE Center recently celebrated the program’s 20th year of caring for wound patients. The center was the first of its kind in Northeast Texas when it opened, according to hospital officials.

The center offers a full continuum of care through hospital services and proactive, cost-effective case management. 

For more information, visit www.tmfhc.org/care-treatment/wound-care. 

New York Hospital Opens Wound Care Center

Guthrie Corning (NY) Hospital has opened a new wound care center. The hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house in late March for the new facility offering specialized treatment to patients living with slow-to-heal or nonhealing chronic wounds. 

The center will be tailored for patients living with diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, and radiation burns, according to hospital officials. With a high incidence of diabetes in Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties, hospital administration anticipates its center will provide noticeable improve to the quality of healthcare in the Corning Area. For more information, visit www.guthrie.org/press-releases/guthrie-corning-hospital-opens-new-wound-care-center 

NJ Hospital’s Wound Clinic Earns Excellence Award

Cape Regional Health System’s Center for Wound Healing has received a Center of Excellence award by its management company, Restorix Health, White Plains, NY. Recipients of the 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, according to Restorix officials.

“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,” said 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 nonhealing wounds.”

The wound center is staffed by a multidisciplinary team of physicians and nurses offering the most advanced therapies available (including hyperbaric oxygen therapy), according to health system officials. Cape Regional Medical Center is a member of the Penn Cancer Network and an affiliate of Penn Medicine for Cancer Care, Cardiac Care and Vascular Care. Cape Regional Medical

Center is accredited by and received the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission. 

For more information, visit www.caperegional.com.

Colorado Medical Expansion To Include Wound Care Clinic

An advanced wound care center is expected to be part of a new, expanded set of medical offices inside a recently constructed, 60,000-square-foot medical building that broke ground last spring and will be fully constructed later this year at Platte Valley Medical Center (Brighton, CO). 

The finished expansion and renovation of the Brighton hospital and attached medical facilities will conclude a massive growth period for the largest hospital in the northeast metro area, hospital officials said. 

The newest project, a three-story building on the Brighton campus, will continue to open in phases throughout the year. 

The wound clinic will include hyperbaric chambers and be augmented by new services including a sleep lab and an outpatient imaging center. Platte Valley has developed new or expanded medical care facilities in Brighton, Commerce City, and Fort Lupton since 2014, investing more than $38.5 million in those communities to date, officials said. For more information, visit www.denverpost.com/adamsco/ci_29757264/platte-valley-opening-new-expanded-medical-offices-brighton.