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Am I a Candidate?
Patients who experience any of the following may be candidates:
- Wounds that fail to respond to treatment/therapies after 4 weeks
- Wounds that have not completely healed in eight weeks
- Post-operative infections
- Slow/non-healing surgical wounds
- Diabetic leg and foot wounds
- Chronic bone infections (osteomyelitis)
- Gas Gangrene
- Crush injuries
- Skin tears or lacerations
- Radiation or other burns
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Compromised skin/muscle grafts
- Decompression sickness
- Progressive necrotizing soft tissue infections
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The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine at Physicians Regional Healthcare System offers a comprehensive program of advanced clinical approaches, including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, to treat patients with chronic, non-healing wounds. Patients are not only provided with the latest, state-of-the-art healing techniques, but are also offered a multi-disciplinary team of specialists, including physicians with advanced training in wound management as well as nurses skilled in chronic wound care.
More than five million people in the United States alone suffer from chronic wounds, and patients with diabetes or vascular disease are especially prone to developing such conditions. The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine is equipped to treat the wide array of wound conditions.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a non-invasive medical treatment that enhances the body’s natural healing ability as well as strengthens the body’s immune system. By the inhalation of 100 percent oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure, patients dramatically increase the oxygen content in the blood and compromised tissue. This provides the ideal environment to promote the growth of new blood vessels and skin, which is a cornerstone of wound healing.
The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine is located in the Regional Medical Arts building on the Collier Boulevard hospital campus. It is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Referring physicians or patients may schedule an appointment by calling the Center directly at (239) 354-6425. Once a patient has been evaluated, the Center will work with their physician to develop an individualized treatment plan.
