Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center
Care areas
About
The Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center is Beverly Hospital's wound care and hyperbaric medicine center, located at the Cummings Center in Beverly. It treats chronic wounds including diabetic, neuropathic, ischemic and pressure ulcers, traumatic and surgical wounds, vasculitis, venous insufficiency and radiation-related wounds, using advanced wound dressings, bioengineered skin replacement and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The team includes board-certified physicians, certified nurse specialists with wound training and hyperbaric technicians, and it works with each patient's own doctor.
Clinic services
- Advanced wound dressing
- Bioengineered skin replacement
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Conditions
- Diabetic wounds of the lower extremity
- Enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds
- Skin grafts and flaps
- Osteomyelitis (bone infections)
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Radiation tissue damage
- Crush injuries
- Acute traumatic injuries
- Diabetic ulcers
- Neuropathic ulcers
- Ischemic ulcers
- Pressure ulcers
- Traumatic and surgical wounds
- Vasculitis-related wounds
- Venous insufficiency-related wounds
- Peristomal skin irritations
Planning your visit
HBOT at the center starts after a doctor prescribes it, followed by an initial consultation and exam.
Following the initial consultation and exam, the doctor provides instructions for care, including the treatment plan and schedule. Patients are asked not to smoke or use any tobacco products during the entire course of therapy. The center asks patients to allow two hours for each treatment session. Patients change into a cotton gown provided by the center, and no other clothing may be worn inside the chamber; patients can rest during treatment. Items not allowed in the chamber include makeup, perfume, aftershave, hairspray or hair oils, nail polish, alcohol- or petroleum-based products, flammable materials, hearing aids, wigs or hairpieces, metallic or titanium eyeglass frames, jewelry, watches, cell phones or pagers, food, gum or candy, heat-producing items such as lighters or heating pads, and metal coins or keys. Patients should ask the hyperbaric doctor about wearing contact lenses during treatment. Center staff help with appointments, medical records and health insurance processing.
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