One Patient's Experience at AllianceHealth Woodward Wound Care
11/21/2017
Woodward, OK (November 21, 2017) - When Rhonda Harrell’s nurse practitioner Joanna Elliott suggested she go to wound care at AllianceHealth Woodward, Ms. Harrell was concerned. She had a bad experience at a wound care center in Arkansas a few years ago and wasn’t looking forward to going through it again, but she needed help. A kidney transplant recipient, Ms. Harrell takes medicine to thin her blood and minor bumps can cause bleeding which is what happened when she was in Tulsa last May at a Christian Women’s event.
Ms. Harrell tells her story:
A baby gate fell on my leg and it hurt, but I thought I would be ok. Within 45 minutes I knew I was in trouble. It swelled up so large that I thought my leg was going to burst open. When I got home, Joanna Elliott sent me to a surgeon to get it drained and then to wound care. I was nervous, but everyone there was reassuring and kind. Dr. Moreman did a wonderful job and was very gentle. I would recommend her to anybody. I’m so glad we have wound care here in Woodward or I would have ended up back in the hospital. I cannot tell you anything bad about the clinic—not one bad thing. From Terri the receptionist to all the nurses—everybody was excellent. Dr. Moreman is top-of-the-line in wound care. My leg was wide open and huge. I received 10 skin grafts and now I only have a very small scar. I wanted to share my story because people may need help and they need to know they can go there and be very well taken care of. They need to know that the staff are excellent.
Wound Care & Hyperbarics opened in December 2016. The center offers outpatient care for non-healing wounds, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The team of doctors, nurse practitioners and nurses provide the latest treatments available to promote healing of chronic wounds and help patients recover as quickly as possible. For more information, please call (580) 254-8190.
About AllianceHealth Woodward
AllianceHealth Woodward is a full service, acute care, medical/surgical hospital with a wide range of services including cardiology, ENT, podiatry, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology, urology, general surgery, obstetrics and rehabilitation services. The hospital recently added a Wound Care & Hyperbarics Center. AllianceHealth Woodward is accredited by the Joint Commission and is an Accredited Chest Pain Center. For more information, visit MyAllianceHealth.com or follow AllianceHealth Oklahoma on Facebook and Twitter (alliancehlthok).
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