Wound Care

What is Wound Care?

While time heals most wounds, some wounds resist healing. If you have a wound that hasn’t healed within two weeks, you need the help of our medical team at the Center for Wound Care. We bring together a team of professionals, including a Medical Director Board-certified in Hyperbaric Medicine, physicians, nurses, and hyperbaric staff, who are specialized in offering you individualized wound care, treatment regimens, comprehensive therapies, and the latest procedures and equipment to assist in healing problem wounds.

Wound Care Services Include:

Topical wound therapy
Debridement
Compression therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Physical therapy
Laboratory and radiological evaluation
Pain management
Edema management
Nutritional and antibiotic management
Patient and caregiver counseling and education
Special needs for pressure relief, including beds, seat cushions, and footwear

Dealing with Problem Wounds at the Center for Wound Care

At any given time, almost 5 million Americans suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds resulting from:

Diabetes
Arterial or venous insufficiency
Collagen disorders
Pressure ulcers
Radiation tissue damage
Infection
Trauma

At the Center For Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, we follow treatment protocols specifically established for each type of wound. Care and utilization the most current approaches in healing wounds allows us to stay up-to-date with the latest scientific advances in wound care. Our intense, multidisciplinary approach to chronic wound care equals the best possible outcome for our patients.

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