The Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at Casa Colina Hospital and
Centers for Healthcare provides the most advanced wound care treatment
by certified wound care specialists to provide prevention, intervention,
and effective treatment at one convenient location.
Who Will Benefit from Wound Care?
Patients who will benefit from our comprehensive approach to wound intervention
include those with:
Injuries and trauma
Chemical and thermal burns
Neuropathic conditions
Diabetes
Vascular disease, both arterial and venous
Acute and chronic wounds
Pressure ulcers
Surgical wounds
A Multidisciplinary Approach
A physician who specializes in infectious disease leads our wound care
team, working closely with a registered nurse who specializes in wounds
as well as with our experienced therapy staff. Our thorough approach includes
not only wound care but also vascular evaluation, treatment of infection,
and measurement of wound oxygen levels.
In collaboration with our
Limb Preservation Program, our wound care specialists strive to heal wounds and prevent amputations
through advanced wound care, patient education, and active prevention.
For appropriate patients, we also offer
hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which is the standard of care for chronic non-healing diabetic wounds
and amputation sites.
Our patients have access to a range of experts, including:
A physician specializing in infectious disease, wound care, and hyperbaric
oxygen therapy
Registered nurses specializing in wounds
Physicians specializing in orthopedics and physical medicine and rehabilitation
Physicians specializing in pain management
Physical and occupational therapists
Our Goal is to Improve the Patient’s Quality of Life
There is a misconception with many severe open wounds that amputation is
unavoidable, particularly when diabetes is involved. To avoid amputation,
it is important to provide wound care education and treatment as early
as possible.
Our program assesses the patient and works to heal the wound and prevent
deformity through:
Risk identification to determine problems in the early stages
Evaluation based upon objective as well as subjective criteria
Advanced wound care designed for each individual patient
Instruction for the patient and family to promote the best long-term outcomes
through proper ongoing care at home
Continuous follow-up and monitoring provided by multidisciplinary team members
Prevention of catastrophic complications, such as amputation
To achieve the best possible outcomes, our wound care specialists work
with referring physicians to provide a comprehensive care plan for their
patients and keep them involved in the evaluation and treatment process.
