Approximately five million Americans each year suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds. Wounds may be caused by diabetes, poor circulation, traumatic injury, radiation therapy and other causes. These non-healing wounds occur when the level of oxygen in and around the wound drops below a certain level and your body's normal healing process and ability to fight infection become greatly impaired. Chronic wounds such as these require specialized wound care and sometimes, hyperbaric therapy treatment. 

At the Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center at Island Hospital, we use a multidisciplinary approach customized to fit each patient's medical needs.

Wounds Treated

• Diabetic ulcers
• Pressure ulcers
• Post-surgical non-healing wounds
• Venous stasis ulcers
• Arterial ulcers
• Non-healing traumatic wounds
• Atypical ulcers

Ostomy Services

• Patient education for new ostomies
• Peri-stomal skin irritation
• Ostomy leaks

Patients who can benefit from hyperbaric therapy include:

• Patients with selected non-healing wounds that have not closed with conventional care
• Cancer patients with tissue damage as a result of radiation therapy
• Certain advanced diabetic foot wounds
• Chronic bone infections

How does hyperbaric oxygen therapy work?

Typically, a hyperbaric oxygen treatment involves 90 minutes at the prescribed treatment pressure plus the time required to pressurize and depressurize the chamber. Each hyperbaric chamber is equipped with an entertainment unit so that patients can watch movies during treatment to help pass the time.

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