Wound Care Designation Earned by Two SAMH Nurses

(FROM LEFT, TORY BUHNERKEMPE AND PATSY LILLY)

Tory Buhnerkempe, RN, and Patsy Lilly, RN, from HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital’s Wound Healing Center, recently achieved Certified Wound Care Associate designation from the American Board of Wound Management (ABWM).

Established in 1995, the ABWM is dedicated to the multidisciplinary team approach in promoting the science of prevention, care and treatment of acute and chronic wounds. The primary function is to establish and monitor a national certification process; recognize competency; promote education and research; and elevate the standard of care across the continuum of wound management. Currently the ABWM has certified approximately 3,700 individuals nationwide with their three wound management designations.

To achieve this wound management certification, Buhnerkempe and Lilly were required to achieve a passing score on the examination in order to earn the designation CWCA®. Board certification in wound management is achieved only through a rigorous process by the ABWM. Those who become certified in wound management through the ABWM have earned the professional designation of CWCA®. CWCAs are an elite group of health care professionals involved in wound management.

For more information about St. Anthony’s Wound Healing Center, contact Tammy Probst, Program Director, at (217) 347-3565 or visit St. Anthony’sWeb site at stanthonyshospital.org.  HSHS St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital is part of the Southern Illinois Division of Hospital Sisters Health System, which also includes HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Highland.