The TUH-Episcopal Campus Wound Care Center announced on Mar. 27 that it provides specialized care for patients with severe or non-healing wounds, using advanced treatments and an interdisciplinary approach.
The center aims to help patients heal faster, reduce complications, and avoid hospitalizations by offering expert care for complex wounds. This includes treating diabetic foot ulcers, compromised skin flaps or grafts, chronic bone infections, acute arterial ischemia, and crush injuries.
Cheryl Munroe, BSN, RN, CCM, RestorixHealth’s Regional Director of Operations for the Northeast Region who helps lead the center said: “We see patients with wounds from head to toe. That includes diabetic foot ulcers, compromised skin flaps or grafts, chronic refractory bone infections, acute arterial ischemia, and crush injuries.”
Munroe also said: “Our approach to wound care draws on expertise across multiple disciplines. Not only do we work with Podiatry and Vascular Surgery, but we also partner with Infectious Disease and Primary Care when necessary. We work to keep patients out of the hospital, limit unnecessary Emergency Department visits, and help patients with limb salvage. We treat each patient holistically—looking at the whole person, not just the wound—because there are so many factors that go into healing.”
The team uses therapies such as total contact casting for diabetic foot ulcers and plantar wounds; surgical debridement; skin substitutes; and hyperbaric oxygen therapy for select cases including radiation-related complications. The center is currently the only Temple Health site offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
“Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is one of the only modalities that works for radiation cystitis patients… It’s a medically recognized… treatment with proven clinical benefits,” Munroe said.
Munroe concluded: “All of this makes Episcopal’s Wound Care Center the standout facility for advanced modalities—and the clear choice for patients.”
