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Pressure ulcers

Rivertowns, NY
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Yes, We Can Heal That! Yes, We Can Heal That!
Yes, We Can Heal That! At St. John’s Riverside Hospital, we have strategically built a hospital network to answer the community’s needs. This strategy includes keenly attracting the best talent. As the first and most comprehensive wound healing center in Southern Westchester to incorporate hyperbaric treatment as an adjunct therapy, we offer our patients greater healing rates over standard wound healing therapies. The Wound Healing Center consists of a multidisciplinary team that works collaboratively to ensure that patients receive the most comprehensive evaluation and treatment. Nirav Patel, DO, is a highly reg…

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Mahopac, NY
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NWH Combines Compassion And Care For Chronic Wound Patients NWH Combines Compassion And Care For Chronic Wound Patients
NWH Combines Compassion And Care For Chronic Wound Patients MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- After undergoing intestinal surgery, returning to everyday life may depend on how quickly the surgical wound heals. Some patients, like Mort Axelrod, must adjust to life with a stoma. But thanks to The Wound Care Center at Northern Westchester Hospital, they don't need to adapt alone. A stoma is a medical incision, usually made in the abdomen, which allows for the direct removal of harmful bodily substances. These open stomas protrude from the skin, often creating uncomfortable and challenging side effects. "Many times when patients get stomas, they are given instr…

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