Faith Regional’s Advanced Wound Center is an outpatient program that focuses on chronic and non-healing wounds. Using advanced treatment modalities and a case management model, we help patients improve the quality of their lives. In partnership with physicians, nurses and multiple medical disciplines, we provide invaluable care for patients.

Most wound care services are covered by insurance and require a physician’s order by insurance carriers. Individuals can self-refer to the Advanced Wound Center and in those cases care will be coordinated with their personal physician.

Services Provided:

• Bio-engineered Tissue Substitutes
• Advanced Wound Dressings
• Energy Based Treatment Modalities
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Surgical Treatment

Nearly 6 million patients in America are affected by chronic wounds, and every year more than 1 million people with diabetes will develop foot ulcers; 20-30% of those cases will eventually require amputation. Chief causes of a breakdown in the wound-healing process include infection, tissue ischemia/hypoxia, inadequate local wound responsiveness and unrelieved pressure. Fortunately, our Advanced Wound Center offers treatment options that can help heal chronic wounds, giving doctors, nurses and physical therapists a proven resource in affecting positive outcomes for their patients.

Indications for wound care include:

• Diabetic Wounds
• Pressure Ulcers
• Venous Stasis Ulcers
• Arterial Ulcers
• Vasculitic Ulcers
• Non-Healing Surgical Wounds
• Complex Soft Tissue Wounds
• Infected Wounds

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is one of several advanced wound care modalities that is provided at the Advanced Wound Center. HBOT is used adjunctively with other procedures such as revascularization, or as a primary treatment when other options fail.

HBOT allows a patient to breathe 100% oxygen 2-3 times greater than atmospheric pressure and is administered on a daily basis. The result is an increase of 10-15 times in plasma oxygen concentration. Additionally, by forcingmore oxygen into the tissue, HBOT encourages the formation of new blood vessels.As these new blood vessels develop, the red blood cells start to flow, delivering even more oxygen to the affected area. This creates the optimal environment for the body’s natural healing processes to repair damaged tissue.

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During Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, patients relax in special chambers and therapy is monitored by expertly trained technicians that work in collaboration with onsite physicians.

Indications for HBOT include:

• Diabetic Foot Ulcers
• Refractory Osteomyelitis
• Osteoradionecrosis
• Soft Tissue Radionecrosis
• Compromised Skin Graft/Flap
• Actinomycosis
• Necrotizing Infections
• Clostridial Myonecrosis
• Arterial Insufficiency
• Acute CO Poisoning
• Gas Embolism