Advanced wound care services will soon be available in Oconto County with the addition of the HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital Regional Wound Care & Hyperbaric Center at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital, 855 Main St., Oconto Falls.
The center will open Feb. 1 in the lower level of the hospital as a full-service wound center utilizing the most proven and trusted techniques in wound management, including a state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) supercharges the body’s healing ability with concentrated oxygen to help resolve painful, stubborn wounds and infections.
The center also will specialize in the use of bioengineered tissues that stimulate the body to heal wounds by creating new skin. While wound care services have been provided at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital for several years, advanced treatments such as HBOT and bioengineered tissues were not available.
“In the past, people would have to travel to Green Bay or Iron Mountain to receive advanced wound care services,” said Jane Charnetski, director of Regional Wound Care and Hyperbaric Centers for Hospital Sisters Health System – Eastern Wisconsin Division. “Now our patients have access to advanced, high-quality wound care close to home. This is especially important for patients who are elderly, disabled or have multiple health conditions which make it difficult to travel.”
Anyone with a wound that has not healed after two to four weeks of standard care should seek treatment at a wound center. Many people who have non-healing wounds are elderly and/or have underlying health conditions such as diabetes, poor circulation, leg swelling or decreased mobility.
Wound care services are available to patients from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital. Beginning Feb. 1, wound care will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The public is invited to an open house from 3:15-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28.
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