First wound care center opens in Negros

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May 22, 2019
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By Robert Sumugat

The Riverside Medical Center recently opened its wound care center, the first facility of its kind in Negros. The site provides treatment for skin disorders, breakouts, and various injuries and abrasions.
Located along BS Aquino Drive in Bacolod City, the idea came about after a hospital medical team visited a similar facility in Butuan City.
“Wound care is not simply dressing the wound,” explained Riverside Medical Center President and CEO Genesis Goldi Golingan. “One should have special training to care [for] the patient and how to do it properly.”
Ancillary Division Officer Rosario Abaring said the wound center is fully operational and is open from Monday to Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. She added, the facility can accommodate around 48 patients daily.
Among the specific services provided include wound consultations, evaluations and treatment, specialty wound dressing, treatment of wound infections, cellulitis treatment, prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers, among others./RS, WDJ

(From left) Riverside Medical Center Emergency Department Supervisor Konrad Escobia; Department of Emergency Medicine chair, Dr. Jean Alojado; Assistant medical director, Dr. Alvin Jay Parreño; President and CEO Genesis Goldi Golingan; Ancillary Division Officer Rosario Abaring; and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Philip Kho, during the recent opening of the Riverside Medical Center wound care center. (Robert Sumugat photo)
Riverside Medical Center Emergency Department Supervisor Konrad Escobia (center) and Department of Emergency Medicine chair, Dr. Jean Alojado (fourth from left), with Riverside Medical Center wound care center nurses (from left) Rhea Paclibar, Lesselle Ali, and Aubrey Camon during the recent wound care center opening. (Robert Sumugat photo)
The front lobby of the newly-opened Riverside Medical Center wound care center. The facility is fully operational and is open from Monday to Friday, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Robert Sumugat photo)

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