Wound Care Center 

The Wound Care Center provides primary treatment for wounds resulting from diabetes, venous stasis disease, and lack of patient mobility.

The Center’s interdisciplinary team of wound care specialists works together for improved healing rates and fewer amputations in chronic wound cases.

The managed care approach at the Wound Care Center assists the physician caring for specific wound problems without interfering with overall patient care. Our clinical staff have access to the nation’s largest database of treatment outcomes. The Center operates under the auspices of Wound Care Centers, Inc.

Wound management begins with assessment of medical history and present physical condition. A personalized plan of care for each patient is based on wound evaluation, vascular assessment, nutritional assessment, and laboratory results.

Possible interventions include:

• Protection
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• Revascularization
• Excision/debridement
• Infection control
• Skin graft
• Pressure relief
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Skin care

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Popularly known as the treatment for Scuba divers suffering from decompression sickness (the "Bends"), or for arterial gas embolism, HBO has gained wide acceptance in clinical, non-diving medicine over the last few decades.

HBO is an important tool in the treatment of non-healing wounds. It is helpful in treating:

• Problem wounds
• Diabetic ulcers
• Crush injuries
• Acute traumatic ischemia
• Necrotizing soft tissue infections
• Refractory osteomyelitis
• Radiation tissue damage
• Compromised skin grafts, flaps, and replants

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy involves the systemic delivery of oxygen to patients placed in a chamber at two to three times atmospheric pressure, while breathing 100 percent oxygen for periods of 90 to 120 minutes.Treatments are given daily, Monday through Friday.

Hyperbaric oxygen must be administered carefully to avoid toxic side effects. The patient's clinical response dictates the number of treatments needed. Non-healing wounds may require as many as 20-40 treatments. The level of tissue damage before treatment and the presence of associated systemic disorders affect the success rate of HBO therapy.

The Wound Care Center uses a state-of-the-art hyperbaric chamber. A highly trained Hyperbaric Technician monitors the patient constantly during treatment, under the supervision of a Wound Center physician. During treatment the patient can watch TV, listen to the radio, or talk with the staff. Relaxation techniques help reduce anxiety and claustrophobic response.

HBO Therapy is reimbursable by Medicare and most other third party payors for certain clinical applications. Requirements vary; some health care plans require preauthorization for coverage of treatments.

Wound Care Center
2nd Floor Hunt Regional Medical Center at Greenville
Suite 205
903-408-5150