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OLBH diabetes center gets accreditation

November 21, 2009 @ 12:00 AM

Bellefonte diabetes center gets accreditation

RUSSELL, Ky. -- The diabetes services of Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital's Diabetes & Wound Care Center have received a three-year accreditation by the American Diabetes Association.

Bellefonte was recognized by the association for compliance with the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education.

As part of the application process, the hospital staff submitted three months of detailed data on all patients who utilized the diabetes services of the Diabetes & Wound Care Center in addition to undergoing a review of the center and its staff. The association concluded that all data met the 10 stringent requirements of the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education.

The diabetes services program of the OLBH Diabetes & Wound Care Center are designed to help individuals with diabetes develop and practice the self-management skills that will improve their health status and quality of life and reduce the risk of diabetes-related complications. Services include education/counseling support for adults and children with diabetes, pre-diabetes, and gestational diabetes as well as treatment of diabetes-related wounds.

For more information or to make an appointment at the Diabetes & Wound Care Center, call 606-833-4043.