Coping with chronic, nonhealing wounds can be both frustrating and time consuming, but expert care is available to help improve healing and your quality of life. At the Washington Center for Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine, our professional staff is highly trained in the specialized comprehensive care of problem wounds, using the most up-to-date approaches in the science of wound care.
Your Physician is Part of Our Team
The treatment you receive at the Wound Healing Center is designed to complement the care your own physician provides, ensuring that your health care team is always working together to provide the treatment that’s right for you. Your physician participates in developing your treatment plan and is kept informed of your progress every step of the way. Your team at the Wound Healing Center includes physicians with advanced wound care training, nurses trained in the care of chronic wounds, and experienced technicians and staff.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
To help in your healing, you may be referred for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, a simple but effective treatment in which you breathe pure oxygen inside a pressurized chamber. The chamber has clear sides through which you can see your surroundings, and is in a comfortable treatment room equipped with TV and videos. The therapy quickly and safely delivers high concentrations of oxygen to your bloodstream, which helps increase your body’s own natural wound-healing abilities. This treatment modality is effective in not only treating specific chronic and difficult wound such as diabetic foot wound, wounds associated with bone infections, but also other difficult conditions like consequences of radiation injury, acute hearing loss etc.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Indications:
Acute carbon monoxide intoxication
Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts
Chronic refractory osteomyelitis, unresponsive to conventional medical and surgical treatment
Osteoradionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment
Soft tissue radionecrosis as an adjunct to conventional treatment
Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities if all of these apply:
You have Type 1 or 2 diabetes and have a lower extremity wound that is due to diabetes.
You have a wound classified as Wagner Grade III or higher.
You have failed an adequate course of standard wound therapy.
Wound Treatment is a Team Effort
Our wound care team is made up of doctors, nurses, therapists and other medical professionals using advanced care treatments to help wounds heal so that you can feel better and get back to enjoying life. In addition, the clinic provides access to physical therapists, dietitians, pain management specialists and diabetes educators.
Because every patient’s wound is unique, you will have a thorough diagnostic exam to identify the type of wound you have and its underlying causes. A program specifically tailored to your needs will be started based on the most effective approach, which may include:
Vascular evaluation
Debridement
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Laboratory evaluation
Infectious disease management
Physical therapy
Nutritional management
Pain management
Diabetic education
Nuclear medicine
Radiology
Lymphedema Clinic
Our staff will set up regular appointments for your visits to the Wound Care Center and give you all of the information you need to take care of your wound at home between visits. Keeping your appointments and following wound care instructions are essential to healing your wound, so let us know whenever you have questions about your treatment plan.
We also coordinate care by arranging services such as home health support and necessary medical supplies, including dressing materials.
Ostomy Clinc
Washington Health’s ostomy clinic offers education and support services aimed at improving the quality of life for patients who have had ostomy surgery. The goal is to help patients adapt to life with their ostomies and return to normal activities as soon as possible. The clinic is staffed by nurses specially trained in the care and management of an ostomy. Services include: Pre and post-operative counseling on stoma care and management, Pre-op stoma site marking, Full and impartial information about all ostomy supplies and products available, Support and information for families and caregivers, Management of skin conditions due to ill-fitted appliances or common skin complications post-surgery, Yearly follow-up, Fistula care and management, Management of tubes
We Put Patients First
There are many medical conditions, even ones that you may not be aware of, that cause nonhealing wounds. We perform a series of diagnostic tests and, once a cause is clearly identified and understood, inform your physician. We will then work with him or her to develop your wound treatment plan. This collaborative approach helps to assure you that your doctors know about the treatments and medications you receive to help heal your wound.
We Work With Your Doctor
We work with you and your doctor, like a team, to develop a treatment plan which meets your needs. Treatment could begin during your first appointment.
Conditions We Treat
Diabetic Ulcers
Venous Ulcers
Post Surgical Wounds
Pressure Ulcers
Ischemic Ulcers
Traumatic Wounds
Insurance Coverage
Many health plans cover wound care treatment. Your coverage depends on your specific plan. Be sure to bring your insurance cards with you when you visit our clinic.
Please Call For an Appointment Making an appointment is the first step to getting better. Ask your doctor to contact us, or feel free to call yourself. Our number is 510.248.1520. We are here to help you feel better.
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