San Francisco Resident Accepts Position with Skilled Wound Care
Physician Enters New & Growing Field of Medicine.
- (1888PressRelease) June 14, 2016 - San Francisco, CA resident Audrey Sellers, 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 ulcer wounds. These wounds affect some 3 million mostly elderly or infirmed Americans each year, resulting in 60,000 deaths annually. In her new capacity, Sellers will visit San Francisco area facilities to evaluate patients, work with staff on preventing wounds from developing and treating the condition.
Sellers is among a growing number of physicians who are turning to this new frontier of medicine as they face challenges keeping their practices afloat. The number of Americans 65+ is the fastest growing demographic representing more than 40 million people or 13% of the population. That number is expected to double in the next 25 years thanks to aging baby boomers and longer life expectancy. 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 Sellers. "My decision to change the course of my career is spurred by the demand for such specialized care, the satisfaction that comes from treating these vulnerable patients, the flexibility that allows me to set my own schedule without having to be on-call and the excellent compensation opportunities in the field."
Sellers says that pressure ulcer wounds often develop among the elderly because the skin becomes thinner and begins breaking down over time. 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 Sellers. "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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