Wood County Hospital

WCH Services
Wood County Hospital is committed to providing personal care and professional excellence to all it serves. It offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient health services including: primary care, general surgery, orthopedics and weight loss surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, occupational medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, sleep disorders treatment, radiology and diagnostic services, health education and wellness programming.

Nutrition Education Services • Center for Pain Management • Chest Pain Center • Coaches Clinic • Community Sharps Container Program • Diabetes Education Program • Diagnostic Services • Emergency Services • Laboratory Services • Obstetrics Pre-admission Program • Obstetrics Services • Patient Care Services • PeriOperative Services (Surgery) • Pulmonary Rehabilitation • Radiology Services • ReadyCare • Rehabilitation Services • Respiratory Care • Senior Adult Services • Sleep Disorders Center • Social Services • Vascular Services • Wound Healing Center •

Wound Healing Center

Contact Information
Contact :	(419) 373-7680
Office Number :	(419) 373-7680

Description

There’s no longer any reason to live with an open sore.

Every wound has its unique set of circumstances. Our Wound Healing Center is equipped and staffed to address them all, with most treatments covered by Medicare/Medicaid, HMOs and other private insurance plans. We are expert at caring for people whose open sores have resisted traditional treatment with a success rate of 89% healed in 16 weeks.

About the Wound Healing Center at Wood County Hospital

The Wound Healing Center is staffed with a unique team of doctors, nurses and therapists, all dedicated to healing chronic wounds, the underlying causes of which include diabetes, circulatory disease, radiation burns and skin grafts.

Todd Tamlyn, MD, General Surgeon, is Medical Director of the Wound Healing Center. Other physicians who see patients at the center are: D. Wayne, Bell, MD, Family Practice; Innocent Ubunama, DO, Vascular Surgeon; Richard Walsh, MD, Family Practice; and David Witt, DPM, Podiatrist. These physicians all have undergone specialized training in wound healing. They are experts in treating diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, venous ulcers and various other wounds.

The causes of open sores are complex and our group represents expertise in all of the major areas necessary to handle their carried circumstances and challenges. It could be as simple as changing a medication, or more complex. Whatever it takes for healing to occur, we’re equipped and staffed to make it happen.

Specialties

The Wound Healing Center’s staff includes Program Director Michele C. Youngdale, MS, BSN, RN, COHN-S; Clinical Nurse Manager Todd Bierley, BSN,RN; Nurse Case Manager Paula McNay, RN; Hyperbaric Oxygen Technician Catherine Clingerman, LPN; and Office Coordinator Brenda Slattman.

This wound healing team provides each patient with a customized treatment plan. Depending on a patient’s condition and needs, the wound healing physicians may prescribe some of the following therapies:

· Debridement (removal of dead or damaged tissue)

· Specially chosen dressings and wraps

· Bio-engineered tissue substitutes

· Platelet growth technologies

· Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which surrounds the patient with 100 percent oxygen at higher than normal atmospheric pressure in sessions, or dives, that last 90 minutes to two hours. This increases the amount of oxygen in the patient’s blood, allowing red blood cells to pass more easily through the plasma into the wounds to heal them from the inside out.

Wood County Hospital partners with National Healing Corporation to manage the Wound Healing Center. National Healing^® has opened and continues to manage more than 100 hospital-based centers offering wound healing, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy services across America and has earned The Joint Commission’s Disease-Specific Care Certification for wound care.

Additional Information

Specialists working together for you.

How to start healing:

Generally the physician presently treating your wound will refer you to our Center. Or, you can make your appointment directly.
When you call for your first appointment, we’ll as you a few question about your wound and health in general.
Before beginning treatment, our team of doctors, nurses, and therapists will thoroughly evaluate your wound and review your health and medical history.
Tests might be conducted to tell us more about your blood flow and tissue oxygenation as well as to determine if there’s any infection present.
Together with your physician, we’ll develop a treatment program based on our assessment of your special needs. Your program will likely involve regular visits to the Center. Your progress is meticulously documented and adjusted as necessary.
We are in constant communication with your doctor throughout your care. Once your wound is healed, you’ll return to your doctor for follow-up care. And of course, you’ll continue with your personal doctor for any related ailments like diabetes and hypertension.

What to bring to your first appointment:

A list of any medications you’re currently taking as well as any allergies you’re aware of
Medical records including x-rays if you have them
Insurance forms or cards

Your role in healing.

Much of the success of your treatment depends on you. We’ll count on you to follow directions carefully and watch your progress closely. You’ll learn about caring for your wound at home including how to change dressings and how to protect yourself from further injuries. We’re always here to answer questions and give you the support you need to heal. Our results are impressive, with most chronic wounds improved within weeks.

New wound healing options available here.

At the Wound Healing Center, you’ll receive the right treatment to heal your wound. Your wound care physician may prescribe some of these therapies:

· Debridement (removal of dead or damaged tissue)

· Specially chosen dressings and wraps

· Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

· Bio-engineered tissue substitutes

· Platelet growth technologies

What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

Breathing 100% oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure is a painless, proven way to help the body heal. Hyperbaric oxygen chambers work by surrounding the patient with 100 % oxygen at higher than normal atmospheric pressure in sessions, or dives, that last 90 minutes to two hours. This increases the amount of oxygen in the patient's blood allowing red blood cells to pass more easily through the plasma into the wounds to heal them from the inside out.

Introduced in the mid-'60s, HBO chambers have evolved to treat patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, compromised skin grafts and flaps, and wounds that haven't healed within 30 days. HBO therapy is also used to treat injury for previous radiation.

Weighing more than one ton each, the HBO chambers resemble a reclining bed encased in a clear acrylic shell nearly a yard in diameter. Patients can listen to music or watch movies on televisions and DVD players mounted above the chamber while remaining in constant contact with those outside the chamber through an intercom and private handset. The only physical sensation resulting from the treatment is a slight pressure on the eardrum, such as that felt when a plane lands, as the air in the chamber is compressed. The Wound Healing Center is one of the few facilities in Northwest Ohio to offer HBO therapy.

Office Hours

Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Scheduling Information

Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.

Location: The Wound Healing Center is located at on the Wood County Hospital campus in the Rehabilitation Services Building at 1037 Conneaut Avenue, Suite 207

For more information, call (419) 373-7680.