About Us
For most people, wound healing is a natural, uneventful process. But for some, it becomes a complex medical problem requiring specialized treatment and care.
The Martin Memorial Wound Medicine Center provides a multidisciplinary program of treatment and support for the management of acute and chronic wounds. Since problem wounds are often associated with underlying medical conditions, our program is designed to integrate wound care with ongoing health care. Our comprehensive program includes:
- Extensive wound assessment
- Advanced and proven treatment
- Flexible and personalized plan
- Accredited and specially-trained healthcare team
- Improved healing rates
- Pain management
- Patient education to manage underlying medical conditions
- Plan for home care, including instructions, products and assistive devices
- Any necessary referrals, on-site consultations and care by specialists
- Support services for home care and lifestyle changes
- Available hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Progress reports for you and your primary care physician
- Participation in national wound expert database
- Courteous, cheerful, bi-lingual staff
Understanding Chronic Wounds
When the body’s natural wound healing process is delayed or hindered, the wound site becomes an ongoing problem. Two sets of factors can impede the healing process--local factors and systemic factors.
Local Factors are those that occur at the wound site, including:
- Prolonged pressure on the wound
- A dry environment at the wound site
- Re-injury
- Swelling of tissues
- Localized infection
Systemic Factors are those that affect the entire body and are not confined to just the wound site. These factors include:
- Age
- Body build
- Poor circulation or vascular disease
- A compromised immune system due to:
- Disease
- Medication
- Radiation therapy
- Diabetes
- Other medical conditions
Contact Us
Martin Memorial Wound Medicine Center
509 Riverside Dr., Suite 301
Stuart, FL 34994
(772) 223-5903
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Frequently Asked Questions
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1. What guidelines define a chronic, non-healing wound?
If a wound has not improved significantly in four weeks, or if it has not healed completely in eight weeks, it is considered a chronic, non-healing wound.
2. What are the causes of chronic wounds?
Diabetes, immobilization and circulatory problems contribute to the majority of chronic, non-healing wounds. Approximately 1.5 million people with non-healing wounds have diabetes. Another 2.5 million patients have pressure ulcers, a common side effect of spinal cord injury, arthritis and other conditions that require a patient to be bedridden. Persons suffering from circulatory problems account for another half million patients. The rest have wounds that result from traumatic injury, non-healing surgical incisions, and a variety of other diseases. |
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3. How many people have chronic, non-healing wounds?
It is estimated that nearly 5 million Americans suffer from chronic wounds.
4. Why is a special center necessary for treating wounds?
Patients who have non-healing wounds require specialized and aggressive care. In traditional medical settings, many patients may not receive the interdisciplinary attention that these wounds require. For these people, minor lesions can unfortunately lead to chronic, non-healing wounds with serious infection, gangrene and possible amputation. Specialized care can make sure patients heal and return to their daily life activities. |