Wound Management Center If you have an open sore, incision, or wound that won’t heal, WVU Healthcare’s Wound Management Center can help. Our multidisciplinary wound care team offers a comprehensive approach to healing wounds that have resisted other treatments. Our staff includes specially trained physicians, nurses, and physical therapists trained as wound care clinicians; a certified ostomy and continence nurse; a respiratory therapist trained as a hyperbaric technician; and a certified lymphedema therapist. Wounds that don’t heal can result from: Diabetes Circulation problems Burns Ulcers Surgical incisions Injuries Vascular disease An open wound can be a severe health risk, leading to life-threatening infection. If you suffer from a chronic or non-healing wound, we will work with you and your doctor to find the right treatment regimen for you. We offer: Advanced therapies Proven clinical protocols An individualized plan for the most effective treatments for your needs Assessment and ongoing care by our skilled team of wound care specialists Knowledge that will enable you to take care of the wound at home Located at Cheat Lake Physicians, the Wound Management Center is a clinic of four individual treatment rooms and a hyperbaric oxygen suite providing you with the most comprehensive and up-to-date care for wound healing. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Wounds that won’t heal sometimes respond to hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The patient breathes 100 percent oxygen in a pressurized chamber, which delivers 20 times the usual amount of oxygen to the blood stream and to injured tissues and organs. Increasing the patient’s blood-oxygen level accelerates the wound healing process. Some wounds that respond to hyperbaric oxygen therapy include: Bone infections Radiation injuries Diabetic foot and leg sores Skin grafts and flaps Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can be a part of an overall treatment plan that gives patients the most advanced wound healing therapies available. Physician or self referrals accepted. Call 304-594-2480 for an appointment.