Comprehensive wound management
Call 847-842-4460Wound healing is an ordinary, everyday process. But for some people, it can become a serious medical issue requiring specialized care and extensive treatment.
Wounds that have not healed for more than a month are called chronic wounds. It can be difficult or even impossible to effectively treat chronic wounds on your own or in a primary care physician's office. Often, they have developed due to complications associated with diabetes, pressure, poor circulation, infection or post-operative care, and they require an experienced team dedicated to understanding what's causing them and how to help them heal.
At Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, we have the expertise to diagnose and treat the underlying issue causing your chronic wounds, and we can help you begin your path to healing.
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Conditions & treatments
Our team extensively assesses your wound and overall health, determining what may have caused the wond and its difficulty in healing. An individualized treatment plan is then developed for you.
What types of wounds can be treated?
- Pressure ulcers (bed sores)
- Wounds from poor circulation (arterial or venous wounds)
- Diabetic wounds
- Non-healing, surgical site wounds
- Infected wounds
- Other chronic, poorly healing wounds
What types of treatments can I receive?
Your treatment plan will be customized for you. Examples of some treatments provided include:
- Pressure ulcers (bed sores)
- Wounds from poor circulation (arterial or venous wounds)
- Diabetic wounds
- Non-healing, surgical site wounds
- Infected wounds
- Other chronic, poorly healing wounds
Expert team, multi-disciplinary approach
Our team consists of highly skilled providers and nurses who have received additional training in wound healing. Members of our nursing staff hold advanced certification in wound care, and several of them have received certification in ostomy care as well. You may be referred to other partner specialists as needed. These may include vascular surgeons,
general surgeons, plastic surgeons and orthopedic specialists.
After you have successfully healed, you will return to your physician for continued health management. That may mean if you were under the care of a podiatrist and were referred to the Wound Center for more advanced treatments, you will return to that physician's care upon healing.
Our goal is to help you understand why your wound was not healing and to help you heal. We will keep your primary care physician informed about your treatment and progress. You will need to continue to consult your primary care physician for your regular medical care.
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