{"id":215978,"date":"2024-07-02T13:18:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T17:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=215978"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:58:55","slug":"patients-benefit-from-wound-care-and-hyperbaric-medicine-services-at-uconn-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/07\/patients-benefit-from-wound-care-and-hyperbaric-medicine-services-at-uconn-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Patients Benefit from Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Services at UConn Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

UConn Health is home to a specialized outpatient wound care and hyperbaric medicine treatment center. It is one of only a few dedicated wound centers in Connecticut offering critical access to multidisciplinary wound care services and specialists all in one place.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Belmonte, RN, Nicole Cabral, RN, and podiatrist Michael Scanlon, DPM, discuss the capabilities of new hyperbaric chambers in UConn Health’s Wound Care Center on May 15, 2024. (Tina Encarnacion\/UConn Health Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine is led by a multidisciplinary team of UConn Health experts including Dr. Mina L. Boutrous<\/a>, an experienced vascular surgeon at UConn Health; Nancy Dupont, RN, director of epidemiology, infection control, dialysis, wound care and hyperbaric medicine; and Nicole Belmonte, RN, a wound care nurse specialist. The wound center\u2019s expansive expertise also includes patient access to UConn Health\u2019s vascular surgery, limb salvage, infection prevention, plastic surgery, and podiatry services.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are very excited to open UConn Health\u2019s new wound center. It truly is cutting-edge with the most advanced technology and comprehensive wound care expertise and resources,\u201d says Boutrous. \u201cOur biggest hope is to provide curative wound services to all patients in need, especially those in underserved populations whose chronic wound issues may often be overlooked, undertreated, or they don\u2019t have the means to travel far from their homes for care.\u201d<\/p>\n

Boutrous stresses, \u201cUConn Health\u2019s new wound center will have a huge impact on reducing Connecticut\u2019s current health disparities in wound care to ensure all patients are getting the health care services they need to live their full and highest-quality lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each wound patient referred to UConn Health is closely assessed and receives a customized treatment plan for both the underlying cause of their condition and for accelerating the healing of their individualized wound.<\/p>\n

Proper wound care is critical for hard-to-heal or non-healing wounds. If not treated they can grow into more significant health and quality of life consequences, such as leading to limb amputations or life-threatening infections. Underlying conditions like diabetes, circulation problems or even radiation treatment can cause chronic wound problems.<\/p>\n

To enhance and accelerate wound care for the state\u2019s citizens, UConn Health\u2019s multidisciplinary and comprehensive wound care team of experts are caring for:<\/p>\n