Wound Care Center
The Wound Care Center at Parker Adventist Hospital, managed by Healogics, provides specialized treatment for non-healing wounds, which are defined as sores or wounds that have not significantly improved from conventional treatments.
Our Services
With the state-of-the-art treatments and equipment available such as, debridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, advanced dressing selection, pressure relieving devices, and patient education, we are here to care for you.
The Wound Care Center uses an interdisciplinary model of care, including infectious-disease management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, laboratory evaluation, nutritional management, pain management, diabetic education, radiology testing, and debridement to address total patient health. In addition to these comprehensive treatments, the adjunctive use of hyperbaric oxygen therapy has been proven effective in reducing swelling, fighting infection, and building new blood vessels, ultimately producing healthy tissue and saving the limb.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
After an initial consultation and examination at the Wound Care Center, you will receive complete instructions regarding your treatment. In the case of prescribed hyperbaric medicine: for safety reasons there are certain items not allowed inside the chambers.
Please do not wear or bring the following into the chamber during your treatment:
- Make-up, nail polish, perfume, aftershave
- Flammable materials
- Wigs/hairpieces, hairspray and hair oils
- Hearing aids
- Alcohol or petroleum based products
- Metallic items (such as jewelry, watches, and coins)
- Ask your hyperbaric chamber technician about contact lens use
Note: You should also refrain from smoking or the use of any tobacco products during the entire course of therapy. Tobacco use will prolong or even prevent healing of a wound site due to its effect on the blood vessels in your body. Before starting your treatment session, you will change into a 100% cotton garment provided by the Center. For safety reasons, no other clothing may be worn inside the chamber.
Once you are comfortably positioned inside the chamber, the pressure will gradually increase, and the temperature will temporarily rise. When the desired pressure is achieved, the temperature will be adjusted to your comfort. You may experience fullness in your ears as a result of the increased pressure. The technician will instruct you in ways to help clear the pressure and relieve any discomfort.
Most treatment sessions in the chamber last approximately one-and-a-half hours. When the treatment is completed, the chamber is restored to normal pressure and the interior of the chamber will become cooler.
Once a treatment plan has been initiated, you will visit the Wound Care Center on a regular basis for specialized treatments and documentation of the progress of your healing. You will also be fully instructed on how to do your own wound care at home between visits, as well as how to protect your wound from further injury. It is very important to remember that you are the most important part of your healing process. Keeping appointments and following directions are critical to attaining a positive healing outcome.
The Wound Care Center employs the most technologically advanced wound care therapy, including debridement, topical wound therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, growth-factor therapy, tissue therapy, advanced dressing selection, special shoes, and patient education. When wounds persist, a specialized and comprehensive approach is required for healing.
