(Honesdale, March 29, 2013) … Wayne Memorial Hospital, Geisinger Health System and Evangelical Community Hospital have partnered to form Keystone Accountable Care Organization, one of 106 new accountable care organizations (ACOs) for patients with Medicare, as recently announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

More doctors, hospitals partner to coordinate care for people with Medicare

(Honesdale, March 29, 2013) … Wayne Memorial Hospital, Geisinger Health System and Evangelical Community Hospital have partnered to form Keystone Accountable Care Organization, one of 106 new accountable care organizations (ACOs) for patients with Medicare, as recently announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

Honesdale, PA (March 27, 2013)— The Together for Health Dental Center (TFHDC), part of Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC), is utilizing its new portable equipment to bring preventive dental care to children enrolled in area Head Start programs. The bi-annual onsite visits are scheduled by Public Health Dental

The Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center at Wayne Memorial Hospital
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HEALING YOUR CHRONIC WOUNDS

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a highly effective modality that helps the body’s natural ability to heal wounds and prevent possible limb loss. Using oxygen under increased pressure to speed healing and repair tissue damage due to ischemia, hyperbaric therapy has a proven track record in healing of chronic wounds as well as a host of other medical conditions; and, has been shown to reduce the amputation rate of patients with diabetic wounds.

The Center of Limb Preservation, Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy will design a treatment plan to meet your unique needs. Our specialists in wound care and hyperbaric therapy speed your healing and help reduce pain in a safe and comfortable setting.

CHRONIC WOUNDS
Chronic, non-healing wounds decrease the quality of your life and can create greater health issues for you and your family. A non-healing or chronic wound is defined as a wound that shows little or no improvement after four weeks or does not heal in eight weeks. A non-healing wound poses the risk of infection, which can lead to a more serious condition, possibly resulting in the loss of a limb.

There are many reasons why wounds are slow to heal. Infection can slow down healing and make the wound worse. Poor blood flow to a wound can make it heal poorly. If you have a circulation problem, wounds to your legs and feet heal especially slowly.

If you suffer from vascular disease or poor blood flow as the result of the narrowing of the blood vessels, you are more likely to suffer from chronic wounds, especially leg and foot ulcers. These ulcers are one of the most painful and slow-healing types of wounds.

If you have diabetes you are a greater risk for chronic non-healing wounds. Diabetics often suffer from neuropathy or nerve damage, which inhibits the perception of pain. Often wounds to the legs or feet go unnoticed until significant damage has been done. Diabetics have a 15% higher risk of amputations than the general population.

The Center for Limb Preservation, Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy provides a highly credentialed and experienced interdisciplinary health care team that utilizes research-based clinical protocols, evidenced-based algorithms and sophisticated performance improvement system resulting in excellent clinical outcomes that set the standards for care of limb preservation and wound healing. We take you through a course of treatment that will heal your wound and improved the quality of your life.

ADVANCED WOUND HEALING

Our Center for Limb Preservation, Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Therapy provides a comprehensive medical approach to treating non-healing and diabetic wounds.

Upon admission to our Center, an interdisciplinary treatment team headed by a Center physician will conduct a comprehensive assessment of your condition. The results are used to develop a treatment plan that is customized to meet your needs. The plan may include one or a combination of the following treatment modalities:

• Vascular Studies
• Surgical Interventions/Debridement
• Dressings/Compression Wraps
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Bio-engineered Skin Substitutes
• Vacuum Assisted Closure
• Off-Loading, Nutritional and Diabetic Support
 

(Honesdale, April 22, 2010)…Wayne Memorial Hospital has a new Director of Patient Care Services. James (Jim) Pettinato, BSN, MHSA, RN, has a long distinguished history at the Hospital and in the region. Most recently the Director of Critical Care at Scranton’s Community Medical Center (CMC), Pettinato worked previously at Wayne Memorial in various capacities, including Head Nurse for the Emergency Department and Intensive Care.

(Honesdale, March 2, 2010)… When the announcement was made at the Wayne Memorial Hospital Winter Gala on February 27th, it was greeted with applause, whoops and even a standing ovation from several tables. Kim Bates, a longtime phlebotomist in the WMH Lab, was chosen as the Hospital's Employee of the Year 2009.  “I can’t think of anyone more deserving than Kim,” said John Romano, MT, who manages the Laboratory Department.

(Honesdale, March 2, 2010)…To celebrate her birth, little LeeAnna Marie Swartz’ father brought her a newborn onesie. That was nice. But when her mother unwrapped the baby’s blanket and saw what was written on the onesie, Tiffany Larocque was “speechless.”

(Honesdale, February 18, 2010)…The only orthopaedic surgeon in the area who performs “custom fit” knee replacements has signed an employee agreement with Wayne Memorial Hospital.

The Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary’s 69th annual Mistletoe Ball was a huge success, according to President Helen Beck. “We raised more than $20,000 for our hospital and the health needs of our community.”

Every 24 hours in the United States 3,600 hundred cases of diabetes are diagnosed, 614 people die, 225 amputations occur and 120 kidneys fail from diabetes according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(Honesdale, January 18, 2010)… Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers (WMCHC), a clinical affiliate of Wayne Memorial Health System, will offer free H1N1 vaccinations to the general public.

(Honesdale, January 6, 2010)…Concerned about driving after recovering from a recent stroke? How about interpersonal relationships... 

(Honesdale, January 3, 2010)...Daniel David Young is the first baby of the new year born at Wayne Memorial Hospital.

(Honesdale, December 14, 2009)…When Physician Assistant Megan Baumann joined the practice of Pulmonologist Sean McVeigh, MD, this fall, it was no accident.

Q: Is there an epidemic in northeastern Pennsylvania of H1N1 flu (previously called “swine flu”)? It seems like every day there are new cases in the news.

Dr. Liu: Yes. Currently, it is considered a relatively mild epidemic. Many people are reporting flu-like symptoms. 99% of the people whose flu tests are sent for confirmation to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have the novel 2009 strain of H1N1...