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The Parrish Wound Healing Center has two Perry Baromedical Sigma Plus hyperbaric chambers. They give patients a more spacious environment than other traditional hyperbaric systems for a more comfortable healing experience. the wound, negative pressure wound treatment and/or hyperbaric oxygen treatment. "When I had HBO therapy, my wound was also cleaned and debrided and the dressing changed," McGee says. Debridement is when dead tissue is carefully removed around the wound to encourage healing. McGee also had two skin grafts, one at the beginning of the process and then one about 30 days into the HBO therapy. PROVEN RECORD OF HEALING ONLINE McGee couldn't have found a better place to receive his wound care. The Parrish Wound Healing Center, which is afﬁ liated with Healogics, is celebrating 10 years of continued service to North Brevard residents and has an excellent record of healing chronic wounds. "We are very proud of the work we do," says Aluino Ochoa, MD, CWS, the center's medical director. Dr. Ochoa, like many of the wound center care partners, has gone through special extended training and is a certiﬁed wound specialist. "Our goal," he says, "is to heal our patients' chronic wounds so they can live their lives the way they want to, without any barriers." Still Have Questions? For more information about the Parrish Wound Healing Center, including what you can expect while you're there, visit prshmd.com/vigorwound. McGee is doing well now, and his diabetes is under control, but it took more than seven months for his surgical wound to heal. At times it was hard to just sit. "My job is in retail management, and I'd been a volunteer ﬁ reman with the county for more than 20 years. Having to stay off my feet was very hard. If it hadn't been for my daughter, who was living with me at the time, I don't know what I would have done." It helped that McGee had faith in the knowledge and professionalism of the doctors and staff at the Wound Healing Center. "I could speak to the doctors and staff anytime and have my questions answered immediately," McGee says. "You get to know the staff very well, and I liked to joke around with them. Everyone had a positive attitude, which gave me conﬁdence in the care I received." INSIDE THE WOUND HEALING CENTER Medical Staff Aluino Ochoa, MD, CWS, Medical Director, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine Anthony Allotta, DO, Family Practice, Sports Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Carlos Carrillo, MD, Surgery-General/Vascular Julie Flick, MD, Family Medicine Nabil Itani, DO, Internal Medicine Christopher Manion, MD, MBA, Family Medicine Ravi Rao, MD, Cardiology Wendy Worsley, MD, Family Medicine Consultations Wound Healing Center physicians are available as needed. Locations 951 N. Washington Ave. Titusville, FL 32796 5005 Port St. John Parkway Port St. John, FL 32927 WI NTER 2013 51 http://www.prshmd.com/vigorwound

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - Parrish Medical Center

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - Parrish Medical Center
Contents
Tasty Tips
Opening Thoughts
Community Calendar
Renovation and Rejuvenation
Lights of Love
Got Excuses?
Managing Your Health with a DIY Tool Kit
Is It the Stress Talking?
The Wonderful World of Greens
Knee-to-Know Basics
On the cover
Run for Your Life
14 Good-for-You Gifts
Special Delivery
Virtual Health
Pure Healing
Community Health
Foundation Focus
Ask the Expert

Vim & Vigor - Winter 2013 - Parrish Medical Center