METROPLEX NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Alycia Hooper
254-519-8119
March 24, 2009
For Immediate Release
Center for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Now Open
KILLEEN — Is a non-healing wound keeping you from having fun? The new Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine is now accepting patients. The facility, located at 2300 S. Clear Creek Road, Suite 101 in Killeen, is the only wound care center with hyperbaric medicine located between Waco and Austin.
“Aside from not having to drive outside the community for these services, patients will be able to experience one of the most effective wound care treatments, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT),” said Suemei Addington, Program Director. “In addition, our unique multidisciplinary team of dedicated doctors and nurses will treat more wounds than anyone else. The center will have two oxygen chambers.”
HBOT is a treatment in which the patient breathes 100 percent oxygen while being enclosed in a pressurized chamber at greater than normal atmospheric pressure. While breathing pure oxygen, the patient’s blood plasma becomes saturated, carrying 20 to 30 times the normal amount of oxygen to the body’s tissue. The ultimate result is the body’s natural wound-healing mechanisms, which are oxygen dependent, are able to function more efficiently.
The center operates on an outpatient basis and Addington said, “Our specialized approach offers treatments that radically speed the healing process. It’s time to get your life back. Call us, we will treat you well.”
The types of wounds seen in the center are:
Diabetic/Neurotrophic Ulcers
Pressure Ulcers
Arterial & Venous Vascular Ulcers
Traumatic or Surgical Wounds
Infected or Non-healing Wounds
Small Burns (not more than 10% total body surface area)
The center is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, visit mplex.org or call 254.526.2985.
About Metroplex Health System
Metroplex Health System is the primary healthcare provider for West Bell, Coryell and Lampasas counties, offering a wide array of medical specialties and wellness services. The 233-bed, multi-campus facility is a not-for-profit Christian organization operated as a community service by the Adventist Health System and Scott & White Healthcare. Adventist Health System manages 37 hospitals and employs over 43,000 people in the U.S. and is the 10th largest hospital system in the country. Scott & White Healthcare is one of the nation’s largest multi-specialty group practice systems with more than 700 physicians and scientists. Metroplex Health System and Scott & White Healthcare partnered in July 2008.
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