LiveSmart: Diabetes – Wound Care Starts With Your Feet
If you have diabetes, it is extremely important to pay attention to your feet every day. It could be the difference between a minor wound and limb amputation. [...]
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Advanced Limb Preservation Program Helping Patients Avoid Amputation
The St. Peter's Health Partners' Advanced Limb Preservation Program aims to prevent amputations in patients with diabetes, peripheral artery disease, and other vascular problems by offering a multidisciplinary approach to healing wounds. [...]
LiveSmart: Treating Burns – When Should You Seek Medical Assistance?
How burns are treated depends on their cause, the extent of the burn, the location on the body, and severity. Do you know when a burn needs expert medical treatment? [...]
Dr. Richard Bauer Presents on Wound Care at Conference
Dr. Richard Bauer, medical director of St. Mary’s Wound Care Program, presented at the local meeting of the American College of Lower Extremity Surgeons in Saratoga Springs. [...]
LiveSmart: The Importance of Proper Wound Care
Persons with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart failure, lymphedema, peripheral artery disease, hypertension or a compromised immune system may find their wounds are slower to heal. When is it time to see a doctor? [...]
St. Mary’s Hospital Offers Educational Program on Hyperbaric Therapy for Problem Wounds
St. Mary’s Hospital will offer a free, educational program entitled “The Importance of Hyperbaric Therapy: How Oxygen Can Help Heal Problem Wounds,” Tuesday, Jun. 28, 6 – 7 p.m., 1300 Massachusetts Ave, Troy.
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New Provider Joins SPHPMA Home Visiting Physicians Program
Madeline Cafiero, Ed.D., FNP-BC, has joined the St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Home Visiting Physicians program. Board-certified, she will practice primary care in patient homes. [...]
St. Mary’s Offers Free Program on Hyperbaric Therapy for Problem Wounds
St. Mary’s Hospital will offer a free educational program titled “The Importance of Hyperbaric Therapy: How Oxygen Can Help Heal Problem Wounds,” on Thursday, April 30. [...]
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