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High-tech wound dressing speeds healing, decreases pain
Imagine a wound dressing that molds itself to every crevice in a wound, relieves the patient’s pain and doesn’t have to be changed for up to 30 days. Thanks to advances in technology, the dressing is a...
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Fast intervention with hyperbaric oxygen therapy helps student to retain...
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and fast intervention by doctors and staff of the Christiana Care Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center helped Alyssa Tait retain some vision in her right eye, after the...
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Visiting Nurse Association uses innovation to heal a troublesome wound
A can-do attitude and resourcefulness helped nurse Margie Bloom, RN, CCM, WCC, and her team at the Christiana Care Visiting Nurse Association tackle a challenging issue: Getting a wound VAC (vacuum...
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Standing on his own two feet
Arnold Comer's doctor told him he would lose both of his feet. Thanks to the Wound Care Center at Christiana Care, he's still walking strong. The post Standing on his own two feet appeared first on...
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Exceptional care healed her difficult wounds
Catherine Murray wondered if she ever would feel well again. But she had the right partners in care. The post Exceptional care healed her difficult wounds appeared first on ChristianaCare News.
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Lean Six Sigma projects demonstrate the power of effective partnerships
Strong partnerships forged between the Value Institute’s Center for Organizational Excellence and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Services are yielding new opportunities to design and...
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Lesa Prichard appointed clinical manager of Wound Care and Hyperbaric...
Lesa Prichard, BSN, RN, was appointed clinical nurse manager of Christiana Care Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center. Prichard, who recently completed hyperbaric medicine training and a wound care...
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Healing wounds, changing lives
More than three years after undergoing a lumpectomy and radiation for breast cancer, Debra Foster’s life was back on track. Then her new puppy scratched her at the site of her surgery. The scab came...
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James Ley, M.D., Named Medical Director, Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center
James S. Ley, M.D., has been appointed medical director of ChristianaCare’s Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center. In this role, Dr. Ley is responsible for ensuring high quality patient care,...
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Stat! It’s a Special Kind of Field Trip
The Brandywine Lifesavers visited ChristianaCare for a firsthand look at health care careers. The new Brandywine School District program offers middle school students the chance to see for themselves...
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The Healing Power of Home
Staffed with nearly 450 highly trained caregivers who understand the unique needs of caring for people in their homes, ChristianaCare HomeHealth is the highest-volume home health agency in Delaware...
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ChristianaCare Named Among 50 Best Hospitals in America by Healthgrades for...
For the third consecutive year, ChristianaCare has earned Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™ and is among the top 1% of more than 4,500 hospitals assessed nationwide for consistent,...
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Susan Mascioli Honored With DAISY Leader Award
Susan Mascioli, MS, BSN, RN, NEA-BC, CPHQ, LSSBB, CPPS, vice president of Nursing Quality and Safety, has received the DAISY Leader Award at ChristianaCare. “Susan is an amazing nurse leader and...
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New Initiative to Help ChristianaCare Providers Get Ahead of Sepsis
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that occurs when the body has an extreme reaction to an infection. Like falling dominoes, sepsis triggers a rapid escalation of problems that can lead to tissue...
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