Wound Care

Statistics show a tremendous need for wound care treatment. Each year, approximately five million Americans will suffer from chronic wounds caused by diabetes, circulatory problems and many other conditions.

Compelling Statistics include:

• 1.5 million people who will suffer from chronic wounds have diabetic ulcers
• 2.5 million people have pressure ulcers
• 1 million people have venous stasis (circulatory) ulcers
• 15 percent of all diabetics will develop chronic wounds
• Patients with diabetes have a 15-fold increase in the risk of amputation and approximately 60,000 diabetics will undergo amputation each year

But there is hope. Studies have shown that wound care treatment has reduced amputation rates significantly and reduced the length of hospital stays by 24 percent. The American Diabetes Association estimates that diabetes-related amputation could be reduced by 50 percent if patients were routinely tested for neuropathy, educated to prevent injury or complications and provided related ancillary services.

We utilize the newest clinical tools in wound healing, including a state-of-the-art hyperbaric chamber that utilizes pure oxygen to speed up the healing process. Our health care team includes physicians specially trained in wound management and hyperbaric medicine and certified wound care nurses. We also provide nutritional assessment and counseling, diabetic teaching, patient and caregiver counseling, pain management and therapy services.

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