Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

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
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Infectious Diseases

Our Infectious Diseases practice providers a full range of diagnoses and treatment for all areas of infectious disease for both children and adults. As well as having the largest …
Infectious Diseases
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Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

The OPAT (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy) Program at BMC cares for patients who are receiving IV or oral antibiotics for severe infections. The Infectious Disease spe…
Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy