NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Wound management and treatments are vital to helping you heal faster and with fewer complications. The wound care clinic at Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System has trained professionals to help you know what to do for healing. Abigail Lehman is an APRN who specializes in wound care.
"Any wound in your body should heal in 30 days, no matter how big it is," Lehman said. "They body should heal it in 30 days. Kind of a good marker, I tell people, if it goes past 30 days, that's not a wound that's healing normally and you could probably benefit from our services."
Getting in with the wound care clinic starts with going to your regular doctor.
"It really works best if people start with their primary care provider, sometimes they'll need the walk-in clinic and unfortunately, sometimes they may require the services of our ER department there in Hutchinson, if their injury is severe enough," Lehman said. "Have another provider lay eyes on it. They can provide care to you right then that your wound needs and then help make that determination, if you need specialty services."
Your plan of treatment will vary depending on any existing conditions you have, such as peripheral vascular disease, diabetes or venous insufficiency. Additionally, your compliance with the plan will greatly affect the rate of healing.
"When we get a referral, we're usually working on it that exact same day and can usually get you an appointment," Lehman said. "You have an appointment in hand, you may not be in the clinic, but you have an appointment time, within three days."
The wound care clinic treats a variety of conditions. Many of those are listed below:
Again, start the process of getting a referral for wound care with your primary care physician.
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