Catholic Health Opens Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing at Good Samaritan University Hospital

 

Catholic Health recently opened its new Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing at Good Samaritan University Hospital's satellite facility in Bay Shore. Created in partnership with RestorixHealth, the Center will offer comprehensive wound care services for all slow-to-heal and non-healing wounds. 

The facility offers chronic wound and ulcer treatments for patients who have not responded to previous treatment after four weeks or healed entirely after two months. The comprehensive space combines wound care services under one roof, eliminating the need to travel between multiple providers and facilities to complete wound care therapy and increasing accessibility to care for patients across the South Shore of Long Island. 

“We are delighted to provide these much-needed services for those in our community seeking innovative wound care treatment,” said Justin Lundbye, MD, president of Good Samaritan University Hospital. “Our multidisciplinary team of specialists will offer individualized treatment plans utilizing evidence-based therapies and leading-edge technologies to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients, always with a level of compassion unique to Catholic Health.” 

“No matter the acuity of a case or the specific circumstances faced by a patient, our expert team will tailor the treatment process to their unique needs,” said Charles LaRosa, MD, medical director of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing at Good Samaritan University Hospital. “Every patient who comes through our doors can take comfort in the fact that our services will greatly improve their quality of life and facilitate their journey back to their typical everyday routine.”

The Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing at Good Samaritan University Hospital currently only offers wound care services, with a later expansion set to include hyperbaric oxygen chambers. Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, St. Charles Hospital and St. Catherine of Siena Hospital each feature a Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing on their respective campuses, all of which offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Catholic Health’s St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center is set to introduce a Center for Hyperbaric Medicine & Wound Healing as part of a future expansion. 

For more information on wound care services offered at Catholic Health, call (866) MY-LI-DOC or visit chsli.org/services/wound-care.