10 The Courier sun • jULY 30, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com Wound Care Center at Flushing Hospital Medical Center is a State-of-the-Art Unit When we think about wound care, it usually involves an adhesive bandage and some antibiotic ointment after a minor injury. For some, wound care is a very serious, and very different, IF W E D ON’T D O OUR HOMEWORK, NEITHER CAN SHE. Everyone depends on electricity. So if you ever need to report a loss of power, now you can text OUT to OUTAGE (688243) and follow the prompts. Also, check our outage map to get estimated restoration times at conEd.com/OutageMap. issue. Wounds resulting from chronic conditions such as diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, poor circulation, bedsores or pressure ulcers and traumatic amputations, can prove to be very difficult to heal. These types of wounds can lead to life-threatening infections, debilitating health problems and even amputation. When a wound doesn’t improve within two weeks, or heal within a month, you might need the services of a wound care center. Wound care treatment centers offer a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to healing, and offer access to a specialized, certified team of experts including doctors, registered nurses, and podiatrists, as well as plastic, general and vascular surgeons. The team will evaluate and treat the wound, address the underlying cause, and establish an integrated program to aid in disease management and prevent reoccurrence. Benefits include: •Accelerated and enhanced healing •Better recovery and reduced hospitalization •Prevention of prolonged or permanent disability •High level of amputation prevention •Access to advanced therapies The Wound Care Center at Flushing Hospital Medical Center is a state-of-the-art unit which provides specialized, interdisciplinary wound care to patients who suffer from non-healing or chronic wounds. “Our Wound Care Center has been providing the highest quality wound care in a multidisciplinary fashion to our Queens community for nearly a decade now. We take great pride in our healing rates of over 90% and accept the most complicated and challenging wounds of all types,” states Dr. Kenneth Francis, Medical Director of the Wound Care Center at Flushing Hospital. Designed to bring technically advanced, surgically-oriented wound care to patients whose wounds are resistant to traditional forms of treatment. It currently boasts a success rate of 90%, which is above the national average, and has expanded to a six-bed unit to better accommodate its growing number of patients. For more information on the Wound Care Center or to schedule an appointment, call 718-670-4542. SENIORS VOW to Make a Difference! VALUING OLDER & WISER New Yorkers through volunteerism Contact the NYC Department for the Aging’s (DFTA) Volunteer Resource Center at (212) 602-4464 or visit NYC Service at nyc.gov/service Department for the Aging Service
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