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A PLACE FOR

Healing
Wounds
If you're suﬀering, your local experts
can help BY KRISTINE MULRY, PMC WOUND HEALING

CENTER PROGRAM DIRECTOR

NATIONAL
RECOGNITION
FOR WOUND
CARE
Parrish Medical Center Wound
Healing Centers in Titusville
and Port St. John have been
recognized with national awards
for continued clinical excellence
in wound healing by Healogics
Inc., the nation's largest provider
of advanced wound care services.
Both centers were recognized
as centers of distinction for
outstanding clinical results for
12 consecutive months and high
patient satisfaction and healing
rates. The Port St. John location
was also named a center of
excellence for outstanding clinical
results for 24 consecutive months
and high patient satisfaction and
healing rates.

Today's doctors are
American Heart Association
a far cry from the
reports 8 million to 12
image of the homemillion Americans, espetown practitioner immortalcially those older than 50,
ized by Norman Rockwell's
are aﬀected by peripheral
more easily through the plasma into
paintings. Although Pedram
artery disease, the circulathe wounds and heal them from the
Zendehrouh, MD, owns a
tory disease most commonly
inside out.
stethoscope, he is just as likely
associated with nonheal"Patients come to us with wounds
to be found helping patients
ing wounds. The American
Pedram
with a 1-ton hyperbaric oxyPodiatric Medical Association more than a month old that other
Zendehrouh, MD
treatments have not healed and there
gen chamber.
estimates that 15 percent of
can be any number of underlying reaDr. Zendehrouh, also known as Dr. Z,
people with diabetes will experience a
sons," Dr. Z explains. "We work hand
is the medical director of Parrish Medical foot ulcer.
in hand with the patients' physicians
Center (PMC) Wound Healing Centers
For people in Central Florida with
to treat the entire person-not just the
in Titusville and Port St. John. Joining
chronic wounds, there is help at PMC
wound-for diabetes, circulatory probhim on staﬀ at the centers are Anthony
Wound Healing Centers. The centers
lems or other related conditions. It's
Allotta, DO; Christopher Manion, MD;
treat some patients in a hyperbaric
rewarding to know we have made a real
Benjamin Nettleton, DO; Richard Teed,
oxygen chamber, which increases
diﬀerence in improving the quality of
MD; and Rodolfo Torres, MD.
the amount of oxygen in the blood.
someone's life." ■
"When you hear the term wound
This allows red blood cells to pass
care, the tendency is to think of someone who has been seriously injured,"
EVENT
Dr. Z says. "In fact, chronic wounds
are a common health problem for
people with diabetes and heart disease and those who are bedridden.
Take a tour of the Wound Healing Center and learn more about its services
Left untreated, these wounds can, in
at a free event on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Parrish
extreme cases, lead to amputation."
Healthcare Center in Port St. John. Seating is limited. Reserve your spot by
Just how common are chronic
calling 321-268-6110.
wounds? Currently, 6.8 million
Americans suﬀer from one. The

Stop by the Center

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