title: Building a Multidisciplinary Hospital-Based Wound Care Center: Nuts and Bolts.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A hospital-based wound care center provides an important platform for the multidisciplinary approach to wound care. The colocation of specialists is an ideal working environment for the efficient delivery of quality care of the complex wound through daily communication and shared resources.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe the critical components necessary in building a hospital-based wound care center. Furthermore, the experience at the authors' institution in developing the multidisciplinary approach is discussed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Readily available ancillary services, specially trained personnel, continuum of care from the outpatient clinic to admission to surgery, and inpatient and outpatient post operative care all contribute to a process that is especially amenable to the care of the complex wound.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The final goal is to return the patient to the best quality of life achievable given his or her wound or disability. The aim of this study is to present the authors' experiences and provide insight for others who may want to build this model within their institutions.
authors.affiliation: Washington, D.C.|From the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery; Department of Vascular Surgery; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Rheumatology; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; and MedStar Georgetown University Physician Group, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Washington, D.C.|From the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery; Department of Vascular Surgery; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Rheumatology; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; and MedStar Georgetown University Physician Group, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Attinger
authors.affiliation: Washington, D.C.|From the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery; Department of Vascular Surgery; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Rheumatology; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; and MedStar Georgetown University Physician Group, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Steinberg
authors.affiliation: Washington, D.C.|From the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery; Department of Vascular Surgery; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Rheumatology; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; and MedStar Georgetown University Physician Group, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
authors.forename: Karen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Washington, D.C.|From the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery; Department of Vascular Surgery; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Rheumatology; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; and MedStar Georgetown University Physician Group, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akbari
authors.affiliation: Washington, D.C.|From the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery; Department of Vascular Surgery; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Rheumatology; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; and MedStar Georgetown University Physician Group, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
authors.forename: Carol Deane Benedict
authors.initials: CDB
authors.lastname: Mitnick
authors.affiliation: Washington, D.C.|From the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery; Department of Vascular Surgery; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Rheumatology; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; and MedStar Georgetown University Physician Group, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
authors.forename: Kelly K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Johnson-Arbor
authors.affiliation: Washington, D.C.|From the Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery; Department of Vascular Surgery; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Rheumatology; Division of Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine; and MedStar Georgetown University Physician Group, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
authors.forename: Brinder
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D004219:District of Columbia; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*