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New Address, Same Great

Center for Wound Care

The Lake Wales Medical Center’s Wound Care

Center Announces Newly Constructed Facility to Continue Excellent

Standards of Service to Patients

THE LAKE WALES Medical Center’s Wound “We have met all the benchmarks for the Center of Distinction
Care Center is moving into its newly constructed and Center of Excellence since we were eligible for the awards,’’
Wound Care and Hyperbaric center. The Rodriguez says. “We are very proud of the level of care we
provide to our patients. We form a partnership with our patients
centers new location is at 451 S. 11th Street so they know every step of their treatment process.’’
in Lake Wales, providing the same level of The staff, both nursing and physicians, take a holistic approach
excellent care for our patients. in treating the patient by incorporating the most up-to-date
techniques. The use of hyperbaric oxygen chambers are utilized
Tiffany Rodriguez RN, Program Director of the center notes, in appropriate cases that signifi cantly increase the healing rates.
“We will be in a much larger and more effi cient facility solely Ms. Rodriguez states, “Needless to say, we are very excited
dedicated to advanced wound care and also incorporating about our new facility,” and with a chuckle continues, “we just
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.” Ms. Rodriguez continues, noting moved up the road a little.”
that chronic wounds affect approximately 6.7 million people in The Center is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
the U.S. and is fueled by an aging population and the increasing Friday. Patients can call for an appointment, and is not necessary
rates of morbidity caused by diabetes, obesity, late effects of to have a physician referral. The staff is available to assist with
radiation therapy, complications from vascular disease, and other the insurance process and facilitate as soon as possible to begin
numerous conditions. Without treatment, these chronic wounds the healing process.
can lead to a diminished quality of life and often amputation of “We make it as easy as possible for the patient to get in and
a limb. start on the road to recovery,” Rodriguez says. If you, or someone
The Wound Care Center has been a Healogics Center of you know, is suffering from a wound that has not improved with
Distinction, which is awarded to wound centers that consistently traditional methods of treatment and would like to learn more
achieve high quality and patient satisfaction standards, since about the treatment options at the Lake Wales Medical Center’s
2012. The center has also been designated as a Center of Wound Care Center, just call 863-679-1986.
Excellence for continuing to meet high standards of care for its Lake Wales Medical Center is owned in part by physicians.
patients.

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