DANBURY — Danbury Hospital recently named its Wound Care Center The Robert J. and Pamela Morganti Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at a dedication ceremony and reception in recognition of a $1 million leadership gift to Danbury Hospital from Robert and Pamela Morganti of Ridgefield.

“Robert and Pamela Morganti have a long relationship with Danbury Hospital dating back to the 1960s,” said Catherine Halkett, president of the Danbury Hospital Development Fund, Inc. “The family’s company, The Morganti Group, completed several major building projects for the hospital, including the Stroock Tower, the Duracell Ambulatory Care Center, and the Praxair Cancer Center.” The Morganti Group also completed the parking structure, the South building, and numerous renovation projects for Danbury Hospital.

“We wanted to show how truly grateful we are regarding the way Danbury Hospital has evolved and developed into the top-rated regional health care center that it is today,” said Robert Morganti.

At any given time, approximately five to seven million Americans suffer from nonhealing wounds because of complications from diabetes, circulatory problems, and other medical conditions, according to the National Alliance for Wound Care (www.nawccb.org).

“We treat more than 1,500 wounds per year,” said Dr Alan Dietzek, the Morganti Wound Care Center’s medical director. “Current advances in wound care therapy help heal wounds faster. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy speeds up the wound healing process, and quicker healing significantly reduces the rate of amputation in diabetics and shortens the length of a hospital stay.”

The Morganti Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine also includes nutritional assessment and counseling, patient and caregiver counseling, diabetic education, pain management, and special supplies and equipment to relieve pressure from wounds. The center is run by a team of professionals, including physicians with advanced training in wound management and hyperbaric medicine, an advance practice nurse practitioner (APRN) who oversees clinic services and provides patient treatment, other nurses with specialized chronic wound care training, and technicians experienced in performing noninvasive studies and various therapies.       

For more information, visit www.danburyhospital.org.