SSM Health Wound Care welcomes Alicia Santel, APRN-CNP

Centralia, IL (August 20, 2024) – SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Centralia welcomes wound care & hyperbaric oxygen therapy expert Alicia Santel, APRN-CNP. Santel is a dedicated and patient-focused certified Nurse Practitioner who has over 16 years of experience, primarily in wound care. She earned her master’s degree in nursing from Maryville University in St. Louis and is trained in hyperbaric oxygen therapy. As a lead wound care nurse, Santel assisted providers with specialized procedures such as debridement, removal of unhealthy tissue, electrocautery for hemostasis, incision and drainage, and more. As a nurse practitioner, Santel has been a wound care provider in a high-volume wound care clinic with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Santel also worked in the skilled nursing facility providing specialized wound care to residents and has experience in trauma step-down, neuroscience, orthopedics, nursing home and assisted living care, and at-home care.

Santel welcomes new patients 18 years and older for wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy including:

• Arterial ulcers
• Venous stasis ulcers
• Pressure ulcers
• Non-healing surgical wounds
• Dehisced wounds, including diabetic foot ulcers
• Traumatic non-healing wounds
• Neuropathic wounds

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital Wound Care is located at 400 North Pleasant Ave., Centralia, IL 62801. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call 618-436-6318, Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm.

About SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Centralia

SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Centralia, operating in partnership with the Felician Sisters, is a 113-bed hospital specializing in behavioral health, bariatric surgery, wound/hyperbaric care, cancer treatments, and minimally invasive general surgical care along with pediatric emergency and NICU telemedicine program in conjunction with the physicians at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital of St. Louis, Mo.

In 2016, SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital was named a “Best Hospital” by US News and World Report for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award for seven years in a row; the Pulmonary Care Excellence Award five years in a row; and in recent years the Critical Care Excellence Award. It also was recognized in 2016 through Quest by Premier Inc. with the Citation of Merit Award for High-Value Healthcare.

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