Lake Forest wound center opens

LAKE FOREST - In partnership with National Healing Corp., Lake Forest Hospital opened its state-of-the-art wound care center.

Along with new technology, the center brings a multidisciplinary approach to wound care, as physicians of different areas of expertise collaborate on advanced therapies.

One of the center's most highly-regarded resources is a state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen chamber. It heals difficult wounds by surrounding patients with 100 percent oxygen at a higher-than-normal atmospheric pressure. This allows red blood cells to pass more easily through the plasma into the wound to heal it from the inside out. Diabetic foot wounds, in particular, benefit from this kind of treatment.

To establish the center, Lake Forest Hospital partnered with Florida-based National Healing Corp., which manages wound healing centers nationwide and has an average healing rate of 80 percent within 12 to 16 weeks of therapy.