Wound Healing: Information for Healthcare Providers

Non Healing Wounds: A Serious Toll

Non-healing wounds from diabetes, vascular disease, and pressure ulcers take a serious toll on the patients and their families. The results will often include:

• Ongoing Medical Procedures and Costs
• Fear of Amputation
• Loss of Self Reliance and Esteem
• Compromised Daily Activities

The Wound Healing Institute

The Wound Healing Institute Program provides patients and their families a new choice for wounds that won't heal. Even patients that have been through lengthy therapies elsewhere can be successfully treated at the Institute.

The Institute's clinical staff uses the latest proven methods and technologies to heal previously non-healed wounds. Positive outcomes occur at a faster rate than conventional approaches.

Comprehensive and Interdisciplinary

The Institute begins by first identifying the underlying cause of a patient's wounds. Immediate involvement with the patient's primary care physician is critical to treating the cause of the wound.

Treatment of the wound itself begins with identifying and correcting:

• Vascular Deficits
• Infections
• Nutritional Deficits

The Institute Team is made up of physicians, nurses, technicians and therapists, all specially trained and skilled in the specialty of wound healing.

Case Management of Each Patient

Each patient receives an individualized treatment plan to accelerate wound healing. Prescribed treatments may include:

• Revascularization
• Surgical Debridement
• Infection Control
• Skin Grafting
• Compression Therapy

Preventing Amputation and Recurrence

The goal for each and every Institute patient is to heal the wound completely and prevent amputations and wound recurrence.

Once the patient completes treatment, extensive patient and family education is provided to help the patient eliminate further wound recurrence.

The Role of the Primary Care Physician

From the beginning of treatment to the ongoing prevention of recurrence, the primary care physician plays an important role with each patient's progress.

A sophisticated database provides interim healing updates to keep the primary care physician well informed of the patient's progress. The primary care physician becomes an important team member helping to ensure the healed patient experiences no further wound recurrence.

When To Refer

Patients with recalcitrant wounds from diabetes, vascular deficiencies or pressure that haven't healed in 4-6 weeks are candidates for the Institute Program.

Related Information:

Phelps Wound Healing Institute

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