Benefiting From Center for Wound Care Services

Many patients suffer from chronic wounds that can affect their quality of life. Wounds can cause a spectrum of issues from discomfort or embarrassment to infection and more serious complications. The Upper Chesapeake Health Center for Wound Care at Harford Memorial Hospital is committed to improving a patient’s quality of life by diagnosing and treating problem wounds, utilizing advanced wound care technologies.

The Center for Wound Care’s services include:

• Physicians specialty support in the areas of wound care, vascular surgery, plastic surgery,general surgery, infectious disease, and podiatry;
• Vascular assessment through the hospital’s vascular ultrasound department;
• Infection assessment and intervention;
• Topical growth factor therapy and bioengineered skin substitutes;
• Debridements, biopsies, and incision and drainage;
• Ancillary support from the departments of Nuclear Medicine, Laboratory, Pharmacy, Rehab, Nutrition and Home Health care services;
• Case management and Dietician support utilizing a disease management approach;
• Patient and family education and support
• Access to investigational protocols and new therapies; and
• Orthotics and compression therapy

 Wound care management can benefit patients with the following conditions:

• Diabetic foot ulcers;
• Chronic venous ulcers;
• Arterial ulcers;
• Pressure ulcers;
• Chronic osteomyelitis with open wounds;
• Radiation-related tissue damage with open wounds;
• Non-healing surgical wounds, and
• Wound of unknown cause

These types of wounds typically occur in patients who suffer from diabetes, congestive heart failure, stroke, vascular disease, cancer, venous thrombosis, trauma, obesity, collagen vascular disease or surgical or spinal cord injury complications.

The First Step to Healing

The Upper Chesapeake Health Center for Wound Care at Harford Memorial Hospital has a multi-disciplinary team of health professionals working together to ensure patients receive comprehensive treatment and wound care management personalized to their individual needs.

The team is under the guidance of:

• Sherif H. Osman, M.D., Medical Director
• Mark D. Gonze, M.D., Surgical Director

There are reasons why a wound won’t heal. The Center’s physician specialists and nurses collaborate with the patient’s primary care physician to evaluate the wound, address underlying medical conditions, and review the patient’s history to identify the cause. After a diagnosis has been made, treatment options are discussed with the patient and the process begins to closely monitor the wound and adjust the course of treatment as needed to improve results.

Advanced Technologies in a Healing Environment

If you are one of the 5 million Americans living with chronic, non-healing wounds, the Upper Chesapeake Health Center for Wound Care offers scientifically proven treatment protocols, and advanced wound care technologies. While the Center for Wound Care focuses on delivering comprehensive and advanced wound care, the comfort and needs of our patients are always the primary focus of our team. The team will assist with the scheduling of tests and studies; many of which can be done the same day as the visit. Physician referrals are required for treatment at the Center.

Patient/Family education and support are also integral to wound healing and our team of specialists provides both with each visit. When a patient’s plan of care is complete, a comprehensive report will be sent to the referring physician.

How to Contact Us

If you want more information or have questions regarding the scope of our services, please contact the Center directly.

Upper Chesapeake Health

Center for Wound Care

at Harford Memorial Hospital

501 South Union Avenue

Havre de Grace, MD 21078

443-843-6600

The Center for Wound Care accepts all major insurances. There is no requirement to belong to a specific healthcare program to receive services.