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ART houghts on colro page? I keep g it, but am not about it yet. Hope and healing One woman’s journey to recovery with expert care from the Wound Healing Center M argaret Little, a 55-year-old native from the Sandtown neighborhood of Baltimore, is a very spiritual and lively woman. She finds her strength in God and does all she can to make others happy. Whether through volunteering at her nephew’s school or just greeting people she walks by, Little always finds a way to brighten someone’s day. What many would not know about this vibrant woman is that she has been dealing with open wounds on her legs for almost 13 years. After receiving treatment at other hospitals with no success, Little became frustrated and started to care for her wounds on her own. “No matter what they tried, the skin never came back,” she says. “Right around that time, they told me they couldn’t take my insurance anymore.” One day, as she was crossing the street on the corner of Linden and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, she looked up and patient Margaret Little, with nurse Josie Dantzler, is grateful for the care she received at the Maryland Wound Healing Center. for more information. saw a billboard promoting the Maryland Wound Healing Center at Maryland General Hospital. “I was praying for God to send me someone to help me. And then I looked up and saw the billboard. I was taken back and called right away.” About tHe Center The Maryland Wound Healing Center at Maryland General Hospital officially opened in March 2012. All of the physicians are wound care-certified and practice evidence-based approaches to long-term open wounds. They use various treatment techniques, ranging from medicated compression wraps to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Little became a patient of Miles G. Harrison Jr., MD, FACS, head of the Division of General Surgery at Maryland General Hospital. “Upon meeting Margaret, I realized that her fragmented care contributed to her nonhealing wounds,” Dr. Harrison says. “We accept all patients with open wounds for evaluations and we have many uninsured and underinsured patients whom we welcome. Repeated emergency room visits marylandgeneral.org | spring 2013 7 http://www.marylandgeneral.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Maryland's Health Matters - MGH - Spring 2013

Maryland's Health Matters - MGH - Spring 2013
Contents
A Healthy Start
Hope and Healing
The Breath of Life
At a Glance
News and Events

Maryland's Health Matters - MGH - Spring 2013