Cost Effective Wound Care Management Practices

Published in Wound Care on April 15, 2021

Director of VGM Wound Care, Heather Trumm talks with vendor partner, Dermarite about cost effective wound management without compromising the value of the products. The average cost to heal a wound is between $4,000 and $9,000. Listen to this episode to find out what impacts that cost, and how to improve wound healing. 

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