wvnstv.com- Mon General Hospital says its Wound Healing Center continues to be a success thanks to its Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy.
The program treats non-healing wounds by surrounding the patient with 100 percent oxygen under pressure.
The center says diabetic foot ulcers are the number one type of wound it treats.
It says the Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber can make a difference, because approximately 85 percent of the diabetic wounds that lead to amputation begin as foot ulcers.
"Diabetes is especially prevalent and becoming increasingly so in our society, many diabetics have problem wounds and we've been able to heal many of these problem wounds using Hyperbaric medicine," said Dr. Roger Barclay, Wound Healing Center of Mon General Hospital.
The Hyperbaric Chambers at the Wound Healing Center are the only two in Monongalia County.
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