Cardiovascular Business: Saint Luke’s Cuts PAD Amputation Rate in Half With Heart Team-Led Wound Transition Program

Through a coordinated wound care transition program, Saint Luke's has reduced its amputation rate for peripheral artery disease (PAD) by more than 50 percent.

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In 2021, Saint Luke’s launched its heart team-led Wound Transition Program, which went on to surpass national goals and cut PAD amputation rates in half. Cardiovascular Business spoke with Kimberly Campbell, RN, a nurse practitioner with Saint Luke’s Cardiovascular Consultants, about this game-changing program and its components, including frequent diagnostic testing and a multidisciplinary team of practitioners.

Read the whole article from Cardiovascular Business here: Saint Luke’s Cuts PAD Amputation Rate in Half With Heart Team-Led Wound Transition Program.