Info session on foot health, wound healing slated at Griffin Hospital in Derby

Griffin Health to offer info session on foot health clinic./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Griffin Health will host a free information session about its Foot Health Clinic from 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 6 at Griffin Hospital, 130 Division St.

Individuals are invited to stop in and learn about services offered by Griffin’s Foot Health Clinic and its Comprehensive Wound Healing Center, proper foot care, the importance of podiatric care for individuals diagnosed with diabetes, and diabetic shoes and orthotics.

To sign up, or for more information, contact Liza Leuallen at lleuallen@griffinhealth.org or 203-732-7574.

About the Comprehensive Wound Healing Center at Griffin Hospital

The Comprehensive Wound Healing Center helps patients with chronic, non-healing wounds by offering highly effective treatment for a variety of chronic wounds, including: Diabetic foot ulcers; Radiation injury to tissue and bone; Compromised skin grafts; and Pressure ulcers. 

The Center provides a comprehensive range of services that are specifically designed to help promote wound healing, including:

• Extensive wound assessment

• Pain management

• Debridement

• Compression therapy

• Patient education

• Infection management

• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

For more information, visit griffinhealth.org/wound.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.