Wound Care

Treatment for Chronic, Non-Healing Wounds

Lake Charles Memorial provides specialized care in the treatment of chronic wounds in two convenient locations – Oak Park Blvd and Imperial Pointe. The physician team is made up of local physicians and nurses who are specifically trained in wound care healing stemming from a range of conditions from diabetes to autoimmune disease to trauma. Chronic wounds refer to any wound that lingers for weeks or months without healing.

The cause of chronic wounds is complex, but our team of specialists are equipped to make healing happen with treatments including total contact casting, skin substitutes, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

While every patient presents unique challenges, we have successfully treated:

• Diabetic skin sores
• Pressure sores
• Vessel disease wounds
• Surgery wound breakdown
• Coccyx ulcer
• Poor circulation wounds
• Venous Stasis ulcers
• Resistant bone infections
• Radiation injury
• Podiatric care
• Acute and traumatic wounds
• Osteomyelitis
• Fasciitis
• Venous and arterial wounds
• Compromised skin grafts and flaps
• Necrotizing soft tissue infection
• Crush injury, Compartment Syndrome and other Acute Traumatic Ischemia

We’re Committed to Healing Wounds Completely

Approximately six million Americans suffer from chronic open sores that can become seriously infected, gangrenous and, in some cases, require amputation.

In most patients, treatment programs produce healing within weeks, sometimes months, depending on the severity of the wound and the compliance of the patient.

What to Expect from Our Specialized Team and Care Centers

Our wound care team will continue treatment as long as healing is progressing. The first step to successful wound treatment is to determine the cause of the wound and what factors are preventing healing. Your visit will begin with a complete health history and evaluation of the wound, including photographing and measuring the wound. If needed, tissues and biopsies will be collected to diagnose the cause of the infection and to prescribe medication or treatment options.

Patients suffering from lower-leg arterial or venous ulcers may be referred to a specialist. Wheelchair patients who experience repeated pressure ulcers may be referred to specialized clinics, if needed. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy and compression pumps can also be part of prescribed treatment plans.

Patients may also be referred for diabetes care and education or nutrition counseling. If appropriate, our care team will also teach family and caregivers how to perform wound care and how to use the products that are prescribed.

Medicare and most insurances are accepted. Physician referrals are welcome, but not necessary. The Wound Care teams at both locations work with and accept referrals from all area nursing homes and home health agencies.

Exception: Medicaid patients require a primary care physician referral prior to receiving wound care treatment.