Ascension Seton Hays

Ascension wound care specialists treat all types of wounds, including burns, diabetic foot ulcers, venous leg ulcers, surgical wounds, pressure ulcers, and wounds that just won’t seem to heal. The care team includes doctors specializing in wound healing treatments and certified wound care nurses. In many locations, dietitians and physical therapists are available to supplement wound care treatment plans with recommended dietary plans and therapies.

Many factors can compromise the body’s normal healing process. At Ascension we treat the whole person, body, mind and spirit.

Do I need specialized wound care?

The Seton Hays Wound Care Clinic streamlines services and focuses on efficiency, while addressing confounding issues related to wound healing. If you are experiencing the following, it is suggested that you speak with your doctor to decide if advanced wound care is right for you.

• Wound present over 30 days
• Venous insufficiency
• Ulcers including diabetic, pressure, neuropathic, ischemic
• Surgical wounds requiring advanced care
• Traumatic wounds
• Wounds requiring negative pressure wound therapy
• Vasculitis
• Other chronic wounds
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Follow through and continuum of care

The clinic brings together advanced treatments in wound care with a multidisciplinary team of specialists, including vascular, plastic, and general surgeons, nurses, technicians, nutritionists, care coordinators and prosthetic representatives.

Patient expectations

Upon referral to the clinic, patients undergo thorough evaluation to determine the best treatment options. Treatments include advanced wound care technologies, and traditional medical and surgical therapies. The most common diagnoses seen and treated: compromised skin grafts and flaps, lower extremity diabetic wounds, chronic wounds, surgical wounds, necrotizing soft tissue infections and thermal burns.