ABILENE -- Memorial Hospital’s Wound Center is scheduled to open this week.
The clinic, an outpatient specialty clinic for wound care, is scheduled to open on Thursday. The new service will offer the Abilene community a comprehensive, quality approach to wound healing, according to a news release from Memoril Health System.
The new, state-of-the-art, service treats patients with non-healing wounds that require an advanced level of expertise. Wounds typically treated at the center include those that are chronic and often difficult to heal, such as diabetic, venous and pressure ulcers.
“Healing wounds is our specialty,” Clinical Coordinator Kristen Frieze, RN, said. “We are a specialized outpatient wound care provider, dedicated to the care of patients with wounds.”
Wounds that are hard-to-heal and/or non-healing may be a result of pressure, trauma or infection. Sometimes, the simplest of wounds can turn into a significant problem due to underlying conditions such as diabetes, circulation problems or previous radiation treatment.
“Since non-healing wounds rarely result from a single cause, we treat the whole person, not just the wound,” Frieze explained. “Our team will assess your symptoms, determine the underlying cause of your non-healing wound and customize the most effective treatment plan to stimulate healing.”
Non-healing wounds can have serious health consequences and may adversely affect your quality of life. If you have a wound or an ulcer that is not healing, or any wound that is of concern, ask your physician for a referral to the wound center or contact us directly for an appointment.
Call Frieze at (785) 571-1070 for more information, or speak with your doctor about a referral to Memorial Hospital’s Wound Center for treatment of your wound.