Dallas Resident Accepts Position with Skilled Wound Care (Physician Enters New & Growing Field of Medicine)
For more information about Skilled Wound Care, call (866) 968-6380 or visit skilledwoundcare.com.
- (1888PressRelease) June 12, 2016 - Dallas, TX physician Naseem Amarasingham, M.D. has accepted a position with Skilled Wound Care, a national company that works with nursing homes and long-term care facilities to treat patients with pressure ulcers and other types of wounds. Such wounds affect some 3 million mostly elderly or infirmed Americans each year, resulting in 60,000 deaths annually. In her new capacity, Amarasingham will visit Dallas area facilities to evaluate patients, work with staff on preventing wounds from developing and treating existing wounds.
Amarasingham is among a growing number of physicians who are turning to this new frontier of medicine in response to the changing priorities and practice models of traditional clinical medicine. The number of Americans 65+ is the fastest growing demographic representing more than 40 million people or 13% of the population. A recent report revealed that the number of those with pressure ulcer wounds (now at an estimated 3 million Americans) is growing at an alarming rate - 63% increase in the past decade alone -at a cost to our healthcare system of $1 billion each year.
"I am delighted to join the staff of Skilled Wound Care," said Amarasingham. "This company has pioneered the innovative use of mobile clinical care to treat a prevalent condition at the place of highest convenience and impact for these vulnerable patients - the nursing facility. Doctors like me get to develop long term, rewarding relationships with patients and facility staff, which, in turn, foster communication and collaboration to reach the best outcomes. Additionally, I enjoy the flexibility of deciding how many facilities I partner with each week."
Amarasingham says that pressure ulcer wounds often develop among the elderly because the skin becomes thinner and less resilient just as mobility decreases with age and co-morbid diseases. When constant pressure is exerted to a particular area of the body - mostly hips and buttocks - or a lack of blood flow reaches the lower extremities, these painful wounds develop - sometimes in as little as 2 hours. Statistics show that 67% of wounds are found on the hips and buttocks while 25% affect legs and feet.
"Interestingly, pressure ulcer wounds are often misdiagnosed and mismanaged even by trained medical professionals," said Amarasingham. "The need for qualified wound care specialists is quickly growing so we hope to recruit more physicians in the near future."
For more information about Skilled Wound Care, call (866) 968-6380 or visit skilledwoundcare.com.
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