07/29/2026
As a Type 1 diabetic, Addison Beauvais is no stranger to difficult wounds. But when a septic wound in his foot began affecting his everyday life, he found care at our Wound Care and Hyperbaric Center that went above and beyond. Addison learned about his septic wound during a checkup. It was when he missed his follow-up appointment that Nurse Practitioner Shawna Longoria became concerned.
After she was unable to reach him, Shawna called Addison's stepmother, who found him in the middle of the night with dangerously low blood sugar, cold and unresponsive. She called 911, and Addison was transported to our hospital, where he underwent insulin therapy and spent a week recovering. Today, Addison says treatment at our center has given him a lot of his life back and has helped speed his healing tremendously.
With his wound nearly healed, Addison is reaching goals he once thought were out of reach, including walking around the block again, getting closer to swimming and keeping up with his son. Addison and his family later thanked Shawna in a special video for saving his life and said the compassion, advanced technology and personalized care they received made all the difference.
