Wound Care and Hyperbarics

Services provided include treatment, and patient education for difficult, acute or chronic wounds. The wounds may be due to a broad scope of activities ranging from on–the-job injuries, recreational accidents, delayed post-surgical healing or long term health or immobility problems.

Types of wounds may include:
• Burns
• Puncture wounds
• Skin tears
• Post surgical incisions
• Skin problems due to urinary and fecal incontinence
• Chronic skin irritation caused by ill fitting or long-term use of ostomy appliances
• Pressure ulcers
• Vascular ulcers
• Diabetic ulcers
• Misc. injuries to skin and underlying tissue

Diabetic Foot Care Services are also provided.
Types of services include:
• Education regarding care of diabetic feet
• Preventive foot care
• Screening for insensitive feet
• Evaluation of foot deformities
• Evaluation for corrective/supportive foot wear
• Toenail and callus care
• Treatment of diabetic foot ulcers
• Hyperbarics

Hyperbarics

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a treatment in which the patient breaths 100% oxygen insode a pressurized chamber. This therapy enhances the healing process by delivering high concentrations of oxygen to suffering tissues that were oxygen deprived due to a number of underlying conditions.

Conditions that may be treated with hyperbarics include:
• Chronic or problem wounds
• Radiation tissue damage
• Skin grafts and flaps
• Brown recluse spider bites
• Diabetic wounds of the lower extrimity
• Osteomylitis
• Gas gangrene
• Crush injuries

STAFF
The Center's physician staff is comprised of Medical Director Robert Kleinhenz, M.D.,

Karl Wagenhauser, M.D.,
Doug Ross, M.D.
Eric Vogel, M.D.

Dr. Kleinhenz is board certified in orthopedics surgery and wound care, while Wagenhauser, Ross and Vogel are both board certified in emergency medicine and have special training in wound care and hyperbarics. The highly trained medical staff includes certified wound care nurses, a certified diabetes educator and a nurse certified in geronotological nursing.

REFERRALS AND APPOINTMENTS
Patients must be referred by their primary physician. Referral and/or appointments can be made by calling the Center at (501) 622-2391 or (501) 922-5451, ext. 2391 or by faxing the referral to (501) 622-4784

The Center is at 221 McAuley Court, which is located across Higdon Ferry Road from St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center. Clinic hours are Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays.
Patients are seen by appointment only in both clinic locations.