TriStar Summit
May 23, 2019

Hermitage, TN — TriStar Summit Medical Center has opened the Advanced Wound Care and Vascular Center to provide comprehensive therapeutic options, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, to patients suffering from chronic and hard-to-heal wounds. Located in a newly renovated 4,687 square-foot space, the Advanced Wound Care offers services specifically aimed toward preventing limb loss and promoting healing for diabetic ulcers and the full spectrum of hard-to-heal wounds, including arterial ulcers, burns, complex soft tissue wounds, infected wounds, non-healing surgical wounds, pressure ulcers, traumatic wounds, vasculitic ulcers and venous stasis ulcers.

“Introducing the Advanced Wound Care and Vascular Center makes innovative therapy more accessible to patients who need help managing and treating chronic and non-healing wounds,” said Kevin Hamilton, MD, chief medical officer of TriStar Summit Medical Center. “Launching this service meets a growing need in our community, and we are proud to work with our physician partners to create an easily navigable network for healing.”

Under the direction of Dwyane Lett, MD, medical director of the Advanced Wound Care and Vascular Center, and Tiffany Barnett, RN, nursing director, the multidisciplinary center is fully staffed by providers who are experts in the field of wound care. Such expertise enhances patient outcomes by allowing for personalized treatment plans tailored to each patient’s needs.

To comprehensively treat chronic and hard-to-heal wounds, our multidisciplinary team of experts leverage evidence-based treatments, including bioengineered skin substitutes, compression therapy, debridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, negative pressure wound therapy and ostomy care.

The Advanced Wound Care and Vascular Center is located on the TriStar Summit Medical Center campus at 3901 Central Pike, Suite 456, Hermitage, TN 37076.

For more information about the Advanced Wound Care and Vascular Center, call (615) 391-7380.