Wound Care
For most people, wound healing is a natural, uneventful process. A minor scratch or cut normally heals within a week, leaving only a faint scar or no trace at all. For some individuals, however, it becomes a complex medical problem requiring specialized treatment and care. Wounds that haven't healed in 30 days are considered non-healing wounds and should receive medical care.
The Wound Care Department provides a multidisciplinary program of treatment and support services for the cost-effective management of acute and chronic problem wounds. The most common conditions evaluated and treated include chronic, non-healing wounds resulting from:
- Arterial ulcers
- Problem surgical wounds
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Radiation tissue damage
- Compromised skin grafts and flaps
- Burns
- Non-healing diabetic wounds
- Trauma wounds
- Pressure ulcers
The Wound Care team consists of Wound, Ostomy, Continence and Hyperbaric Nurses overseen by the ordering physicians. The goals of the Wound Care team include:
- Provide continuity of wound care
- Prevent or control infection
- Optimize drainage and remove necrotic tissue
- Prevent premature wound closure
- Educate patients on treatment and prevention
- Decrease hospitalizations
Services are available Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.