Vol. 17, No. 2
Spring/Summer 2007
Hand and Feet - From Buttoning to Toe-tapping, they're the 'Every Day' Tools
Advanced Wound Healing Comes to Winthrop
Winthrop Selected as National
Training Center for CyberKnife¨
Winthrop Celebrates Survivors
Healthy KIDS Takes the Show on the Road
Precious Purls Project
Knits Memories for New Moms & Babies
Volunteer Louise Mazzaro Saluted for 33,500 Hours of Service
Smiles for Scott Foundation
Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients
Smiles for Scott Foundation
Brings Smiles to Pediatric Patients
Golfers Raise More than $400,000 Under Sunny Skies
at Winthrop’s 22nd Annual Golf Tournament
10th Annual Opera
Night Hits a High Note
First Annual Black & White Ball Raises More than $300,000 for CCK
Sleep Disorders Center Achieves Fourth Reaccreditation
Travel Smart: Visit Winthrop's Travel Center
Miracle Foundation Makes
Second Grant of $50,000
Research at Winthrop Addresses Vioxx Heart Attack Risk
Accolades for Winthrop
New Smoke-Free
Campus Policy
Michael Magro Foundation
Donates VeinViewer Imaging System
Annual Swim-a-Thon
Makes a Splash for Pediatrics
New Music Therapy Program
Helps Patients Cope
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 Winthrop celebrates the dedication of its new Hyperbaric Medicine
Center. Cutting the ribbon are (l.-r.) John DaVanzo, Trustee, Village of
Mineola; Scott Gorenstein, MD, Clinical Director of the Hyperbaric
Medicine Program; Daniel P. Walsh, President and CEO of Winthrop;
Rochelle Battino, Administrative Director of the Wound Healing Center
and Hyperbaric Medicine Program; John Collins, Winthrop's Chief
Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer; Lewis E. Williams, MD,
Medical Director of the Wound Healing Center; and Daniel Abbruzzese,
Vice President for Facilities Management at Winthrop.
Winthrop-University
Hospital now offers a comprehensive
Wound Healing Center
and Hyperbaric Medicine
Program to provide patients
with expert and specialized
treatment of persistent
wounds. Through the compassionate
care, advanced
technology and multidisciplinary
approach that have
become Winthrop's hallmark,
the wound healing team is putting
even the toughest wounds
on the road to recovery.
"Our mission is the healing
of all wounds referred to us,"
said Lewis E. Williams, MD,
Medical Director of the Wound
Healing Center. "In our evaluation
and management of the
patient, we take into account
any adverse aspect that could
interfere with the wound healing
process. By utilizing the
extensive resources of our
Wound Healing Center and
Hyperbaric Medicine Program,
we can offer tremendous healing
potential for our patients."
Recent scientific advances
in wound healing have produced a
greater array of treatment options,
and armed with new technologies,
medical professionals are now able to
heal wounds that a decade ago could
not be healed.
 The individual hyperbaric oxygen therapy units at Winthrop.
The Wound Healing Center at
Winthrop employs a team approach,
drawing upon the expertise of vascular
surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, plastic
surgeons, podiatrists, infectious
disease specialists and internists, as
well as nurses, medical assistants,
diabetologists and orthotists.
"In conceptualizing and creating
the new wound care program, our
goal was to assemble all of the knowledge,
resources and technology
available to deliver the highest standards
of wound care," said Rochelle
Battino, Administrative Director of
the Wound Healing Center and
Hyperbaric Medicine
Program. "Our vision of
becoming a regional center
at the forefront of cuttingedge
wound care has become
a reality."
In extreme cases of
wounds that are resistant to
healing, Winthrop's Wound
Healing Center offers hyperbaric
oxygen therapy (HBOT)
through a new, state-of-theart
Hyperbaric Medicine
Program. Hyperbaric therapy
has proven to be an extremely
useful tool in the treatment of
non-healing wounds, and has
helped many patients to avoid
amputations that at one time
would have been considered
inevitable.
"Hyperbaric oxygen
therapy has been used to
treat a variety of medical
conditions," said Scott
Gorenstein, MD, Clinical
Director of Winthrop's
Hyperbaric Medicine
Program. "Most commonly
hyperbaric oxygen is used
to help wound healing in
patients with diabetic
wounds, however here at
Winthrop we also look forward
to treating patients
with a variety of other conditions,
such as side effects
from radiation therapy."
Winthrop's Hyperbaric Medicine
Program is unique in that it uses the
most current technology in a setting
that takes the patients' physical and
psychological comfort into account.
The units are constructed of clear
materials, which reduce discomfort in
patients who experience confinement
anxiety, and are equipped with individual flat-screen televisions, and
access to the Hyperbaric Center's
extensive library of movies.
Each hyperbaric unit at Winthrop
is outfitted with a profile screen
identical to the one monitored by the
technician, which allows the patient to
watch his or her progress throughout
the treatment. In addition, the hyperbaric
chambers are climate controlled
for patient comfort, with two-way
communication with the technician or
doctor. The chambers at Winthrop are
the largest individual-size units available
today, able to accommodate
individuals weighing up to 700 pounds.
During HBOT treatment, the
patient breathes 100 percent oxygen
while enclosed in a pressurized
chamber. Inhaling the pure oxygen
allows greater amounts of oxygen (up
to five times more than normal) to be
absorbed into the bloodstream and
then carried to the tissue that needs
improved healing. The consistent
delivery of pure oxygen to the affected
site(s) encourages the growth of
new blood vessels within the wound
and eliminates certain elements that
may have hampered previous treatments,
while improving the body's
response to infection.
For additional information about the
Wound Healing Center and Hyperbaric
Medicine Program at Winthrop, please
call (516) 663-8498.
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