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A Wound Won't Heal? We Can Help

Wound Healing CenterHealing of a wound is typically a natural process, but for diabetics and patients with certain skin, bone, and tissue conditions, healing isn't something that can be taken for granted. Even for an otherwise healthy individual, any wound that fails to show signs of significant healing within 14 days should be evaluated by a physician immediately.

Fortunately, HRMC's Wound Healing Center offers a comprehensive range of treatment services for highly effective wound management, including wound debridement, dressing changes, and, when necessary, hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). HBOT is a medical treatment that increases the amount of oxygen in the patient's blood, allowing oxygen to pass more easily through the plasma and into the wounds to heal them. HRMC's Wound Healing Center has two hyperbaric chambers.

The Wound Healing Center specializes in treating patients with the following conditions: diabetic foot ulcers, burns, venous stasis ulcers, traumatic injuries, pressure ulcers, radiation wounds, skin tears, post surgical incisions, and any wound that has not shown signs of improvement within 30 days.  MORE >>

Stroke is an Emergency

If you or a loved one is showing signs of a stroke, it is critical to call 911 and get to the closest Emergency Department as soon as possible. To help minimize the effects of stroke, it is necessary to diagnose and begin treatment at the first sign or symptom.

Hackettstown Regional Medical Center has been designated a Primary Stroke Center. This means that HRMC is your first line of defense for superior, timely stroke care.

HRMC's Emergency Department and Emergency Medical Services are here for you, no matter what, 24/7.  MORE >

What You Should Know About Shingles


Shingles, also called Herpes Zoster, is a painful skin rash, often with blisters. Shingles is caused by the Varicella Zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Only someone who has had chickenpox, or rarely, has received the chickenpox vaccine, can get shingles. The virus stays in your body and can cause shingles many years later. The reactivation of the "sleeping" virus is usually stress to the body of people who have medical conditions that keep their immune system from working properly, or people who receive immunosuppressive drugs.

  • A shingles rash usually appears on one side of the face or body and lasts from 2 to 4 weeks. The main symptom is pain, which can be quite severe. Other symptoms of shingles can include fever, headache, chills, and upset stomach.
  • For approximately one in five people, severe pain can continue even after the rash clears up. This is called post-herpetic neuralgia.
  • At least 1 million people a year in the United States get shingles. It is more common in people age 50 and older than in younger people.
  • You can't "catch" shingles from another person with shingles. However, a person who has never had chickenpox (or the chickenpox vaccine) could get chickenpox from someone with shingles. This is not very common, however.