Paper cuts and mosquito bites may be irritating for a day or two, but persistent wounds can be debilitating for weeks or even months.
With access to the Wound Healing Center, patients in Wake County can receive expert care for this kind of long-lasting wounds and infections. Our center includes a comprehensive, multidisciplinary service for chronic wound treatment including hyperbaric medicine.
Specialized Care for Individual Needs
The Wound Healing Center at Duke Raleigh Hospital helps individuals who have a wound that will not mend itself through the body’s natural healing process or will not heal significantly with the help of other treatment.
These types of wounds include:
- Non-healing wounds
- Severe infections
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Serious cuts or burns
- Snake or spider bites
A Specially Trained Team
Wound care is provided by a team of professionals who are specially trained to care for people with wounds that have resisted healing. The team consists of physicians, nurses, and therapists who use a unique combination of advanced treatments.
This specialized approach to wound care has successfully helped thousands of patients whose wounds did not improve with other methods of treatment.
Once results of a thorough evaluation are available, the team of specialists develops a treatment plan to meet the patient’s individual needs. The patient’s progress is carefully followed so that changes can be made to the treatment plan if necessary.
Valuable time also is spent educating patients about proper home care to help ensure that healing progresses as quickly as possible.
Physicians
Physicians offering this service include:
