The Sacred Heart Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric
Medicine in Pensacola provides the most advanced wound care therapy, to
promote healing and speed recovery.
The Center is the only one in Northwest Florida accredited by the
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). The UHMS is an
international professional organization that establishes standards of
excellence and quality for hyperbaric medicine programs. There are over
800 hyperbaric facilities in the United States. The Sacred Heart
facility is one of only 75 facilities to receive full accreditation by
the UHMS.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy provides 100 percent oxygen to patients
under pressure, helping to heal damaged tissues, reduce swelling and
improve circulation. The therapy increases the amount of dissolved
oxygen in the blood, so more oxygen is delivered to injured tissue. In
turn, this stimulates small blood vessel and skin growth and helps
fight infection.
Why would someone need the Wound Center?Some
wounds are complicated and need special treatment. Individuals who have
health issues such as diabetes and poor circulation are also at high
risk for developing a wound that would need special treatment.
How can the Wound Care Center benefit me?The
staff in the Center is a team of wound care specialists. The team works
closely with your primary care physician to coordinate a treatment plan
designed just for your needs. Throughout your care, the team
communicates with your family physician on your progress in the Wound
Center.
What services are offered at the Wound Center?
Wound Assessment
Under the direction of Dr. John May, the Center's Director, the
wound care team first evaluates the wound to determine factors that may
be affecting the healing process. A specialized plan is then started.
Wound Treatment
- The Center for Wound Center and Hyperbaric Medicine at Sacred Heart can provide care for:
- Diabetic-related wounds
- Pressure and other ulcers
- Various chronic wounds
- Chronic inflammation
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Patient and Family Education - The Wound Center offers ongoing
education on how to care for a wound at home. You and your caregiver
are taught how to modify your life to promote the healing process.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Sacred Heart offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy for persons with
chronic wounds at the Sacred Heart Medical Park on Airport Boulevard
in Pensacola.
Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
hyperbaric oxygen therapy is painless and is typically used to enhance
the body’s natural healing process. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment is the
intermittent breathing of 100 percent oxygen under increased
atmospheric pressure. The treatment must be administered in a specially
constructed chamber. Our Wound Center use hyperbaric oxygen treatment
in combination with aggressive local wound care and overall patient
management to treat a variety of problem wounds where blood flow or
local oxygen delivery is impaired.
While there are many uses for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Sacred Heart has focused its program primarily on:
Patients with diabetes who have foot ulcers that will not heal
Enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds
Those who have tissue damage as a result of radiation therapy
Those who suffer from chronic bone infections.
Persons with compromised skin grafts or flaps
Home Care - The Wound Center works closely with Sacred Heart Home Care to follow up and assist you after your treatment.
Want to find out more?
Talk to your primary care physician or call Sacred Heart's Wound Center for more information: (850) 416-2500. |