Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine
Trinity Health Of New England's Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine offer fast, effective outpatient wound treatment, including innovative treatments like hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Our team of doctors, nurses and therapists is dedicated to healing chronic wounds and getting you the specific treatment you need as quickly as possible.
Conditions & Wounds Treated
- Arterial Ulcers
- Burns
- Burn Wounds
- Complex Soft Tissue Wounds
- Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Diabetic Woulds
- Infected Wounds
- Non-Healing Surgical Wounds
- Other Acute and Chronic Wounds
- Peristomal Skin Irritations
- Post-radiation tissue injury
- Pressure Ulcers (Decubitus Ulcers, Bed Sores)
- Radiation-Induced Injuries
- Removal of Dead or Damaged Tissue
- Special dressings and wraps to fit your specific situation
- Traumatic Wounds
- Vasculitic Ulcers
- Venous Stasis Ulcers
- Venous Insufficienty
Services Provided
- Bio-Engineered Tissue Substitutes
- Compression Therapy
- Debridement
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Infectious Disease Management
- Patient and Family Education
- Platelet Growth Technologies
- Specialized Wound Dressings
- Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
A patient that has not begun to heal in two weeks, or is not completely healed in four weeks, may benefit from specialized wound care like hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Patients may be referred by a doctor, healthcare professional, or may refer themselves to one of our centers.
Our wound care physicians will complete a history and physical, order diagnostic tests, determine a plan of care following established clinical practice guidelines for our patient’s wounds, and utilize Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy when indicated. Treatment will focus on the causation of the wound, co-existing conditions that impact wound healing, and topical wound management.
Indications for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Diabetic ulcers of the lower extremities
- Soft tissue radionecrosis and osteoradionecrosis
- Radiation cystitis, proctitis and enteritis
- Chronic refractory osteomyelitis
- Compromised skin grafts and flaps
- Actinomycosis
- Crush injury/acute traumatic peripheral ischemia
- Progressive necrotizing infection/fasciitis
- Acute peripheral arterial insufficiency
Appropriately selected patients are placed in a large, clear acrylic chamber that is pressurized with 100% oxygen to increases the dissolved oxygen content in blood plasma. Patients can comfortably breathe while enjoying a nap or watching television.
The direct result may include
- Immediate correction of tissue hypoxia in ischemic, infected, or irradiated tissue
- Stimulation and support of collagen synthesis and new blood vessel growth (angiogenesis)
- Reduction of local tissue edema by local alteration in blood flow
- Enhancement of immune function by supporting white blood cells- medicated microbial control and improving antibiotic effectiveness
Awards
Saint Mary's Hospital
Saint Mary's Hospital Wound Care Center achieved outstanding clinical outcomes for twelve consecutive months, including patient satisfaction rates higher than 92 percent and a minimum wound healing rate of at least 92 percent within 28 median days to heal.
The Wound Care Center is a member of the Healogics network of over 600 Wound Care Centers and offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds which have not healed in a reasonable amount of time.
Johnson Memorial Hospital
To be awarded the Center of Distinction, a Center is recognized for achieving Greater than or equal to 92% in Patient Satisfaction, a healing rate of greater than or equal to 92%, an outlier rate of less than or equal to 16% and median days to heal is less than or equal to 28.
