BMC’s Yawkey building doors are now closed as an entrance as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance our campus and provide you with the best clinical care.

All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter our hospital via Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk before continuing to the hospital. We are excited to welcome you and appreciate your patience as we improve our facilities.

Diabetic Foot Care, Infection Management, and Amputation Prevention

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Diabetic foot infections (DFI) are one of the most common diabetes-related causes of hospitalization in the United States.

Conditions of wound infection, poor circulation, nerve disease, and kidney disease frequently complicate this condition. The Podiatry Division at Boston Medical Center is a leader in diabetic wound care, amputation prevention and management. While working closely with the Vascular Division and having an active presence in every phase of emergency, inpatient, surgical, and outpatient care; the Podiatry team provides immediate response to not only limb but life threatening lower extremity wounds and infections. With decades of experience and specialized training, we are able to help preserve a functional limb. When this is not possible, we reconstruct the limb to best support the remaining function and shape to receive an orthopedic appliance/prosthesis.

Common Diabetic Services:

  • Nail, callus, corn management at regular intervals
  • Wound management
  • Reconstruction surgery, amputation prevention and management
  • Education

Departments and Programs Who Treat This Condition

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Podiatry

The podiatric (foot) surgeons at Boston Medical Center manage all types of foot disorders with expertise in treating diabetic ulcers, wound infections, and performing reconstructi…
Podiatry