TY - JOUR
T1 - Wounds on wheels
T2 - Implementing a specialized wound clinic within an established syringe exchange program in Baltimore, Maryland
AU - Robinowitz, Natanya
AU - Smith, Maria Elisa
AU - Serio-Chapman, Chris
AU - Chaulk, Patrick
AU - Johnson, Kristine E.
PY - 2014/11/1
Y1 - 2014/11/1
N2 - People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high incidence of abscesses and chronic wounds. However, many PWID delay seeking care for their wounds. In 2012, the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program (BNEP) in Baltimore, Maryland, partnered with the Johns Hopkins Wound Healing Center to establish a mobile BNEP Wound Clinic. This clinic provided specialized wound care for BNEP patients. In sixteen months, the clinic treated 78 unique patients during 172 visits overall. On average, each visit cost the program $146.45, which was substantially less than clinic-based treatment. This program demonstrates that specialized wound care can be effectively provided through mobile outreach. A community-based service delivery approach might serve as a model for local health departments looking to improve the health of PWID.
AB - People who inject drugs (PWID) experience a high incidence of abscesses and chronic wounds. However, many PWID delay seeking care for their wounds. In 2012, the Baltimore Needle Exchange Program (BNEP) in Baltimore, Maryland, partnered with the Johns Hopkins Wound Healing Center to establish a mobile BNEP Wound Clinic. This clinic provided specialized wound care for BNEP patients. In sixteen months, the clinic treated 78 unique patients during 172 visits overall. On average, each visit cost the program $146.45, which was substantially less than clinic-based treatment. This program demonstrates that specialized wound care can be effectively provided through mobile outreach. A community-based service delivery approach might serve as a model for local health departments looking to improve the health of PWID.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302111
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302111
M3 - Article
C2 - 25211723
AN - SCOPUS:84907835391
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 104
SP - 2057
EP - 2059
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 11
ER -