Wound Care Center^® and Hyperbaric Services

The Wound Care Center^® and Hyperbaric Services at Saint Peter's University Hospital is a leader in the treatment of chronic nonhealing wounds. Patients are treated by a multidisciplinary team of board-certified physicians that includes general surgeons, vascular surgeons, plastic surgeons, internists, geriatricians, infectious disease specialists, physiatrists and clinical wound specialists.

Multidisciplinary Approach

Using both surgical and nonsurgical techniques, the team formulates a personalized treatment plan to treat a variety of conditions, including:

• Compromised skin grafts, flaps and replants
• Non healing surgical wounds
• Osteomyelitis
• Pressure ulcers
• Radiation tissue damage
• Venous and arterial disease

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Saint Peter's was the first hospital in the area to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) services. This cutting-edge technology increases the amount of oxygen circulated to body tissue by the blood. HBOT services offer distinct benefits, including:

• Enhanced blood vessel formation
• Infection control
• Preservation of damaged tissue
• Wound healing