Print |
E-mail to a friend
BUSINESS
OLBH diabetes center gets accreditation
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.
