Chippenham Hospital Opens Wound Healing Center

Richmond, VA, January 13, 2009 – CJW Medical Center’s Chippenham Hospital opened a Wound Healing Center for the care of complex, non-healing wounds. The new center, modeled after the nationally recognized Wound Healing Center at Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, also houses two Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) therapy chambers.

“The Wound Healing Center at Chippenham Hospital will give new hope to even more patients suffering with chronic wounds, whether that means saving a limb or salvaging the function and appearance of a complex injury,” said Joseph V. Boykin, Jr., M.D., Medical Director of the Wound Healing Centers. “This comprehensive program will combine modern technology with a team of highly-trained healthcare professionals.”

While most wounds eventually heal with standard care, there are those chronic wounds that require more extensive treatment. The Wound Healing Center provides an elective outpatient service to care for those patients with chronic wounds still not responding after four weeks of conventional wound treatments. These types of wounds can include: non-healing diabetic foot ulcers, irradiated skin, osteomylitis and complications of radiation therapy. The center will also provide outpatient treatment of some minor burns.

Patients will also have access to HBO therapy, a treatment that combines an oxygen-enriched environment with high atmospheric pressure to force oxygen into the blood plasma. This process enhances the ability of white blood cells to fight off infection and helps grow new blood vessels. HBO therapy has also been shown to be effective in the treatment of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and decompression sickness (“the bends”).

The Wound Healing Center team will work in tandem with a patient’s own physician and physician referrals are required. Once a part of the program, each patient will receive an individualized treatment plan and access to team of specialized surgeons (plastic, general, vascular and orthopaedic), endocrinologists, infectious disease specialists, nurses, home health providers, diabetic counselors, social workers and rehabilitation therapists.

About CJW Medical Center
CJW Medical Center has 758 beds on its two campuses. Chippenham Hospital, in the city of Richmond, offers a state-designated level III trauma center, The Levinson Heart Hospital and Tucker Pavilion; while Johnston-Willis Hospital, in Chesterfield County, offers the Thomas Johns Cancer Hospital and the Neuroscience & Gamma Knife Center. CJW Medical Center is a member of HCA Virginia Health System. www.CJWMedical.com

About HCA Virginia Health System – Central Virginia Market
With 1,800 beds, more than 6,600 employees and 1,600 affiliated physicians, the Central Virginia team of HCA Virginia Health System is the largest and most comprehensive healthcare provider and one of the largest private employers in Central Virginia.  In Central Virginia, HCA Virginia Health System operates six hospital campuses along with freestanding surgery, imaging and family health centers.  Our hospitals include Chippenham Hospital, Johnston-Willis Hospital, John Randolph Medical Center, Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, Parham Doctors’ Hospital and Retreat Doctors’ Hospital.  For more information or to select a physician, please contact 800-888-DOCS or visit www.HCAVirginia.com.
 
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Chippenham Hospital and Johnston-Willis Hospital are campuses of CJW Medical Center.  Parham Doctors’ Hospital and Retreat Doctors’ Hospital are campuses of Henrico Doctors’ Hospital.