WELCOME
WELCOME BACK 4@ THIS SEGMENT IS SPONSORED BY MERCY HEALTH CHRONIC NONHEALING
WOUNDS CAN HAVE SERIOUS HEALTH
CONSEQUENCES AND MAY ADVERSELY
AFFECT YOUR QUALITY OF LIFE.
THIS IS WHERE MERCY HEALTH
WOUND CARE 4@CAN HELP. PHYSICIA
ASSISTANT MARGARET STAFF IS
HERE ALONG WITH PROGRAM 4@
DIRECTOR SHEILA LUCAS TO
EXPLAIN HOW. WELCOME TO BOTH OF
YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU
HERE. OK. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
KINDS OF 4@WOUNDS THAT YOU HELP
TO TREAT. WE TREAT WOUNDS 4@THA
ARE NOT HEALING IN A NORMAL 4@
FASHION EITHER DELAYED OR
COMPLICATED BY 4@DISEASES SUCH
DIABETES PERIPHERAL VASCULAR
DISEASE LOSS OF FEELING TO AN 4@
AREA FROM A SPINAL INJURY
INFECTION SURGICAL WOUNDS
SOMETIMES 4@4@CAN BE COMPLEX.
FEBRUARY BEING HEART MONTH ARE @
THERE WOUNDS HEART TYPE OF THAT
ACTUALLY CAN JUST HAVE HEART
FAILURE CAN CAUSE SWELLING IN
THE LEGS WHICH CAN THEN 4@LEAD
SPONTANEOUS ULCERS AND FOLKS 4@
WHO HAVE HEART DISEASE 4@ARE
PRONE TO ARTERIAL AND VENOUS
DISEASE 4@OF THE LEGS WHICH ALS
CAN CAUSE DIFFICULT TO HEAL. 4@
IF THEY'VE BEEN TOUGH TO HEAL
WHAT IS IT 4@THAT YOU DO TO BRI
ABOUT HEALING THAT THAT DOESN'T
HAPPEN ON ITS AULT I GUESS.
WELL WE HAVE A TEAM OF
SPECIALIZED PHYSICIANS 4@4@PHD
NURSES WHO APPLY ADVANCED
NONHEALING TECHNIQUES. WE DO
THINGS LIKE DEBRIEF WHICH IS
REMOVING UNHEALTHY TISSUE TO
DECREASE INFLAMMATION 4@WE TREA
THE UNDERLYING CAUSE OF THE
WORLD WHETHER IT'S 4@TOO MUCH
SWELLING OR WE CAN 4@DANCE ON 4@
HEALING BY HELPING 4@THEM WITH
THEIR DIABETES OR NUTRITION AND
SOMETIMES WE CAN EVEN APPLY
SKIN SUBSTITUTES 4@THAT ARE MAD
FROM4@ HUMAN TISSUE. ONE 4@WHAT
FIND FASCINATING THING THAT YOU
USE IS HIGHPROFILE TREATMENT.
AND SO I WANT YOU TO EXPLAIN
WHAT THAT IS AND I THINK WE
HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH FROM YOUR
WEBSITE THAT SHOWS THESE 4@
CHAMBERS I GUESS THAT PEOPLE
AULT RIGHT AT YOU. TELL ME
ABOUT THAT HYPERBARIC OXYGEN
THERAPY WE CALL HBO FOR SURE IS
APPLIED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF
WOUNDS THAT HAVE FILLED OTHER 4@
TYPES OF HEALING. WE CAN HELP 4@
OUR PATIENTS INTO A CHAMBER
THAT'S VERY COMFORTABLE WITH 4@
BED. IT'S THEN THEY CAN WATCH
TV 4@LISTEN TO MUSIC AND THEY'R
FLOODED WITH OXYGEN IN THE
CHAMBER AND IT'S PRESSURIZED SO
THAT OXYGEN IS DELIVER 4@IN MUC
HIGHER CONCENTRATION TO THE
TISSUE ALLOWING BAYLEE 4@AND 4@
HOW LONG DOES THAT TAKE AND DO
THEY COME AND GO 4@AND YES IT'S
USUALLY ON MO4@NDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY AND THE TREATMENTS ARE
STACKED IN THEIR 4@CARE SO THAT
USUALLY IT'S FOR 4@SIX WEEKS AN
IT'S CERTAIN KINDS OF WOUNDS
NOT ALL BONES 4@BUT LET'S TALK
ABOUT YOU'VE RECEIVED A CENTER
OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATE 4@WHAT
DOES THIS MEAN? SO RESOURCE
HEALTH NATIONAL WOUND CARE
COMPANY AND WE SUBMIT DATA TO
THEM ABOUT A BUNCH OF QUALITY
THINGS THAT WE 4@DO 4@4@FOR OUR
PATIENTS DAYS TO HEAL OUR
HEALING PROCESS. PATIENT
SATISFIED AND SAFETY THINGS
LIKE THAT. SO THERE'S TWO
HUNDRED THIRTY CENTERS THAT
WERE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD
AND 10 4@RECEIVED IT FOR THE LA
SIX MONTHS. SO LOTS 4@OF THE TE
DID SOME FANTASTIC WORK AND 4@W
ARE VERY PROUD THAT WE WERE
ABLE TO 4@BE A REPORT CARD. YEA
WELL MERCY HELPS MARY'S WOUND
CARE IS LOCATED IN THE WWE
BUILDING ON LAFAYETTE 4@AVENUE
GRAND RAPIDS AND IF YOU WANT
MORE INFORMATION YOU MAY EITHER
CALL 4@OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE.
WE HAVE ALL THE CONTACT
INFORMATION ON OUR SITE JUST GO
TO 13 ONYOURSIDEDOTCOM YOU'LL
FIND IT THERE. IT'S GOOD TO
HAVE YOU HERE WHAT DO YOU DO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THANKS