Wound Care and Ostomy at Lakewood Health System

Patients who meet the following criteria should talk to their medical provider about wound and ostomy care (a medical provider’s referral is required for a patient to visit the CWON):

• Patients with traumatic wounds, chronic “non-healing” wounds (diabetic and stasis wounds), and pressure ulcers

• Patients who will be having ostomy surgery or who have a colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy or fistula.

• Patients who have a tube inserted through the skin for the purpose of drainage or feeding.

• Provide access to dressings needed for positive outcomes in wound healing.

• Provide patient and family education regarding appropriate wound or ostomy care.

• Preoperative patient teaching and marking of ostomy site.

• Continued post-operative patient teaching and appropriate ostomy pouch system selection.

• Modification of the wound care treatment plan/pouching system as needed.

• Assist patient to access durable medical equipment (beds and specialty beds, specialty cushions, and special wound care dressings, compression hose, ostomy supplies).

We provide a wide variety of wound and ostomy services at Lakewood Health System, including:

• Outpatient wound clinic

• Negative pressure wound therapy

• Assist with stoma site selection before ostomy surgery

• Ostomy education pre-and post surgical

• Diabetic foot care

• Dystrophic nail care

• Conservative sharp debridement

• Coordination of care across the continuum of care setting

• Patient and family education about preventative strategies or techniques to promote healing

• Implement plans to prevent pressure ulcers or other wounds

• Access to DME wound and ostomy wound dressing supplies

• Assistance accessing resources for routine dressing changes

• Fit for compression to assist with swelling