AMERICAN LOWER EXTREMITY WOUND CARE CONSORTIUM

......Is a professional collaborative organization committed to the excellence of complete wound care evaluation and treatment. Affiliate members must be board certified physicians/surgeons who have completed extensive training in and demonstrated significant experience in management of lower extremity wounds.

All members stay up to date with the latest methods and most attentive procedures and treatments to expedite wound healing for their patients. Our members must demonstrate extensive experience, pass formal board certification examinations and be recommended by other peers for membership in the organization.

Our providers have equal to or more detailed wound care training and experience than those providers working in a larger clinic setting and choose to provide care in the private setting to be able to offer better experience and healing to our patients.


BENEFIT TO PATIENTS:

The benefits of a private practice wound center, for the patient, as opposed to a hospital based center are numerous

1 More personalized visit time with patient
2.More availability to wide range of products that may be newer or still in trials
3.Significantly Less expensive cost without facility or clinic extra hidden charges.
4. Greater ease of schedule time availability directly with your same provider.
5. In office vascular testing instead of scheduling with hospital testing
6. Ability to directly contact staff and provider instead of routed through large clinic or hospital phone systems.
7. More expedited access to newer products with greater healing potential
8. One provider for testing, treatments and even braces, special shoes, ankle support instead of being sent to multiple different directions for testing, wound treatments, wound care products, home use bracing or shoes, etc.
9. Can work with you to provide more specialized plans, protocol to meet your exact needs, instead of fitting into a planned protocol created without your specific needs in mind
10. Direct personal access for your continued needs and treated as an individual instead of a number.

For the care you deserve, choose wisely!

Choose a member of the ALEWC !!