Patient Care

Madonna's Wound Program is primarily located on the Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH)although a significant number of wound patients are also served in the Special Needs Unit (VAU/SN) Patients admitted to the Wound Program are those with chronic or slow-healing wounds. Many of these individuals have other health conditions in addition to their wound, such as diabetes or peripheral vascular disease that make healing more complicated.


The information below relates to patients with primary diagnoses of wounds served on LTACH between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009.

Ages: The average age of wound patients is 67 years old.

Geographic Area: A majority of patients served are referred from Lincoln hospitals, and live within the state. Madonna also served 5 patients from out of state with wounds.

Volumes: Madonna served a total of 67 inpatients on LTACH with wounds.