Horn Memorial
Hospital is pleased to announce the addition of a Wound Care Clinic to the specialty
services provided through the Outpatient Specialty Clinics at the hospital. Joni Boese and Alicia Heuton are bachelor’s-prepared
Registered Nurses who are certified in Wound, Ostomy, and Continence care (WOC).
They bring with them over 30 years of experience in the field of WOC.
WOC nurses
provide direct and clinical consultative care to patients with wounds, ostomies,
and continence issues. Joni and Alicia will coordinate care across the
continuum of care by developing a plan of care in agreement with a patient’s
healthcare provider, and they will implement that plan through direct clinical
care, education of the patient and family, and coordination with other
necessary resources.
Examples of
the types of services Joni and Alicia will provide through the Wound Care
Clinic include assessment and care of patients who have ostomies, wounds,
pressure ulcers, venous ulcers, diabetic and arterial ulcers, tubes, fistulas,
and skin issues related to incontinence. They will also implement plans to aid patients
in prevention of pressure ulcers and other wound developments using
evidence-based and best-practice guidelines.
Joni and
Alicia will begin seeing patients at Horn Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, April
11th and will have a regular schedule of the second and fourth
Tuesday afternoons. To schedule an appointment,
call Horn Memorial Hospital at 712.364.3311.
