Overview
A non-healing wound is one that has not started to heal within two weeks or it hasn't completely healed in six weeks. Common types of non-healing wounds include:
- Pressure sores
- Surgical wounds
- Radiation sores
- Foot ulcers due to diabetes, poor blood flow or swollen legs
Certain wounds may not heal well due to:
- Diabetes
- Poor circulation
- Nerve damage
- Being inactive or immobile
- Weak immune system
- Poor nutrition
- Excess alcohol use
- Smoking
Services
Wound care services include, but are not limited to:
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous insufficiency ulcers
- Arterial insufficiency ulcers
- Pressure ulcers
- Traumatic wounds
- Surgical wounds
- Leg edema (swelling)
- Lymphedema
- Charcot Joint Disease
Ostomy services include:
- Pre-operative site marking and teaching
- Post-operative care and education
- Hospital discharge follow up for new or revised ostomies
- General ostomy care
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy services
Available through HSHS partnership
- Qualifying diabetic wounds of the lower extremity
- Compromised skin grafts and flaps
- Delayed radiation injury
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Osteomyelitis
- Crush injury
- Compartment syndrome
- Gas gangrene
- Select other conditions
Our Team
Care is provided by a diverse team of health care providers that work together to obtain the best possible outcomes for every patient, every time.
- Physicians of a variety of specialties
- Nurse Practitioners specializing in wound healing
- Nurses
- Certified Nursing Assistants
- Physical Therapists
- Other collaborative members of the health care team