Wound Care
CHRISTUS St. Michael Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center bases its treatment program on collaborative practice between the health care disciplines of nursing and physical therapy. We are staffed by physicians, nurses and technicians who have received special training in wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Texarkana's elite wound care team works with you to develop a plan of care to achieve the best possible outcomes.
OPEN ACCESS TO PHYSICIANS
Your care at our Wound Care Center is directed by a physician, who will access your wound and discuss your treatment options with you. You are welcome to call the Wound Care Center at any time with questions or concerns for the physician. Convenient physician access along with our highly trained and skilled staff make us an excellent choice to assist with your healing.
No Referral Required
The CHRISTUS St. Michael Wound Care Center does not require a referral from another physician. Our physicians will see any patient who is scheduled at the Wound Care Center. If you have a wound that’s not healing, call and let our physicians and staff help you. The treatment of hard to heal wounds involves multiple steps, beginning with an assessment by a trained wound expert. We’re here for you.
Hours & Locations
St. Michael Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center
Additional Information
We offer a full range of therapies for the treatment of wounds:
- Conventional wound care therapy
- Compression therapy
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Debridement
- Specialty dressings
- Patient education
- Total contact casting
- Growth factors and bio-engineered tissue products, when approved by FDA
Additionally, continuum of care offers specialty services including home health guidance, nutritional counseling, physical therapy, occupational therapy and esthetics.
Nearly six million Americans suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds. There are many reasons why a wound may not heal including infection, lack of adequate blood flow, pressure and/or repeated injury to the wound, and medical conditions including diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, malnutrition, and anemia.
We offer advanced assessment and treatment options to meet your health needs for wounds resulting from:
- Diabetic Ulcers
- Arterial Ulcers
- Trauma Wounds / Crush Injuries
- Burns
- Complex Soft Tissue Wounds
- Compromised Skin Grafts And Flaps
- Radiation Tissue Damage
- Gangrene
- Osteomyelitis (Bone Infections)
- Soft Tissue Infections
- Osteoradionecrosis
- Problem Surgical Wounds
While hyperbaric oxygen therapy was initially used to treat divers with decompression sickness, its role has expanded due to rigorous testing and positive outcomes. It has become a safe treatment option for many other illnesses and medical conditions such as difficult wounds. Medicare and most insurance companies approve hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the treatment of patients with qualifying wounds.
These wounds typically are diabetic ulcers, arterial ulcers and other types of wounds that fail to respond to conservative therapy.