Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine
Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric MedicineMost of us take our body's ability to heal for granted. So when a chronic, non-healing wound develops, we often let it go longer than we should, thinking it will heal in time. That's where the team at Passavant comes in.
 The Advanced Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine team consists of physicians, registered nurses, certified wound ostomy continence nurses, physical and occupational therapists, and dieticians. We specialize in the treatment and care of non-healing wounds such as problematic surgical wounds, traumatic wounds and crush injuries, complex soft tissue wounds, diabetic ulcers, arterial ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, and pressure ulcers. Through our proven care, you see an improved quality of life, reduced amputation rates, reduced recurrence rates, and reduced costs.
Our physicians and nurse practitioner include:
James Green, M.D.
Michael Molyneaux, M.D.
Medical Director
Lawrence Plummer, D.O.
John Roth, M.D.
Peter Russotto, D.P.M.
Co-Medical Director
Charles Sheaff, M.D.
Nancy Chatham, MSN, ANP-BC, CCNS, CWOCN, CWS
Nurse Practitioner
 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) exposes the body to 100 percent oxygen in a pressurized environment. This prescription of high-flow, pressurized oxygen allows for a higher concentration of oxygen to reach the tissues of the body. This form of treatment has been shown to be very beneficial in specific problem wounds that do not have adequate blood flow. HBOT has also been shown to prevent the need for amputations particularly in diabetic ulcers.
Passavant's spacious, multi-place chamber is the only one of its kind in central Illinois. It is much larger and more comfortable than other chambers currently in operation throughout central Illinois. Contact us for further details.
We also provide Continence Services through our Pelvic Floor Retraining Program and Urodynamics Testing. Urinary incontinence affects approximately 17 million Americans; however, because many people feel there is a stigma associated with incontinence or other pelvic floor problems, they are often embarrassed and avoid seeking treatment.
Our Pelvic Floor Retraining Program1 is stigma-free and helps patients feel comfortable when dealing with urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, pelvic pain, interstitial cystitis, post-partum rehabilitation of the pelvic floor, pre-surgical or post-surgical rehabilitation of the pelvic floor, or post-prostatectomy incontinence. During your initial visit?which includes a pelvic exam, review of history, and urinalysis?we will evaluate and develop a customized treatment plan. We will also provide you with computerized biofeedback and electrical stimulation, dietary and fluid modification, urge suppression techniques, elimination diary review, and a home exercise program. This program is covered by Medicare if you have undergone and failed four weeks of pelvic floor exercise training or if you are unable to identify or recruit the pelvic floor muscles upon examination. All other insurance coverage is plan dependent.
We also provide Urodynamics Testing which is a diagnostic investigation of functional disorders of the lower urinary tract. Urodynamics provides information about bladder sensation, bladder stability and contractions, bladder size, urethral sphincter function, neurologic problems, and physical obstruction. Prior to a urodynamics test, you will be given a urodynamics information packet with a history form, urinary screening, quality of life form, elimination diary, and a 24 hour voiding diary. You should arrive for the test with a full bladder and testing time is no longer than 1 ½ hours. This test is usually ordered by a urologist, requires direct physician supervision, and is interpreted by a urologist.
For more information on our wound treatments, please contact Nancy Chatham, ANP-BC, CCNS, CWOCN, (217) 245-9541, ext. 5769. To make a referral or set up an appointment to talk to a Certified Continence Nurse, call Carrie Carls, RN, BSN, CWOCN at (217) 245-9541, ext. 3668.
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