Wound Care Center

Woundcare

Welcome!

Millions of people suffer needlessly from chronic nonhealing wounds. Wounds such as those caused by diabetes, poor circulation, injuries and other conditions keep people from staying active and doing the things they enjoy.

Many wounds can be treated successfully by a primary care physician; however, chronic wounds that have failed many weeks or years of routine care require advanced care such as the type of specialized treatment that the Southwest Healthcare System Wound Care Center offers.

Why Chose Southwest Healthcare System Wound Care Center?

Positive Outcomes: We constantly strive for the best possible healing rates. We are proud that our data results for April 2006 reflect a healing rate of over 85% for those who complete their treatment at our Center.
Patient Satisfaction: Our treatment specialists will work with you as a team to help your wound heal quickly. We are here to help with education and support as well as effective treatment of your wound. Our goal is to make this a positive experience from beginning to end.

Your Experience with Us
We will dedicate extra time for your first appointment to complete an extensive examination and evaluation. Once test results and evaluations are complete, you will be advised of a treatment program tailored to your special needs.

You’re an Important Member of Our Team
You and/or your caregiver will be given detailed instructions regarding dressing changes and how to best protect the wound from further injury. Your success will depend heavily on how well you follow your home-care instructions and whether you keep your appointments. We encourage your close communication with our office and want you to feel comfortable being a part of the team.

Our Team Includes Your Primary Care Physician
Our Wound Care Center works with your Primary Care Physician just like any other specialist. We will keep your doctor informed of your progress unless instructed otherwise.

Hyperbaric Indications

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is defined as intermittent breathing of 240 percent oxygen while exposed to an ambient pressure greater than one atmosphere.

While today’s hyperbaric chambers are technologically advanced, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy was developed in the late 1800s and first used to treat decompression sickness (“the bends”) in deep-sea divers who swam to the surface too fast.

At our unit, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is administered by pressurizing the chamber with air up to an equivalent of 2.4 atmospheres. Patients will then breathe 240 percent oxygen using a hood. This increases the level of oxygen delivered to the tissues and augments wound healing and repair.

The Chamber
The Center has two hyperbaric chambers and has the ability to perform a Transcutaneous Pulse Oximetry vascular assessment while our patients are receiving their treatment. This helps the physician closely monitor the level of benefits being received.

Accepted Indications for Treatment
Our Wound Care Center will use the hyperbaric chambers to treat:

Selected nonhealing wounds
Compromised skin grafts and flaps
Chronic bone infections (refractory osteomyelitis)
Radiation tissue damage such as Osteo Radiation Necrosis of the Jaw (ORN)
Crush injury
Necrotizing soft tissue
Gas gangrene

Important Benefits

Increased oxygen to tissues
Increased healing of wounds
Increased blood vessel formation
Reduced swelling
Reduced Infection
Preservation of compromised tissue
Stimulation of new bone formation
Decreased size of life-threatening air bubbles in the blood
Reduced effect of specific toxic substances
Potentiation of antibiotics

Vascular Assessment
The Wound Care Center offers the latest in vascular assessment technology to include:

TCP02 assessment (Transcutaneous Pulse Oximetry)
Laser Doppler monitoring
Ankle-Brachial Index assessment

Every lower extremity non-healing wound is scheduled for a vascular assessment. If a vascular compromise is found and determined to be the cause for the nonhealing wound, the patient is referred to a vascular surgeon for a minimally invasive revascularization procedure.

Our Caring Specialists
The treating physician, nurses and technicians have been trained specifically in the application of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The physician coordinates care directly with referring physicians to determine patient treatments.

Types of Wounds Treated

Chronic and nonhealing wounds and ulcers due to:

Diabetes
Trauma
Pressure ulcers
Surgical incisions
Venous stasis
Animal bites
Arterial disease
Vascular disease
Other wounds that resist healing

Treatment Plans

Treatment plans are designed differently for each patient. Some treatment plans may include:

Hyperbaric services
Additional medical tests
Specialized dressings
Specialized outer wraps
Removal of unhealthy tissue
Infection control
Bio-Synthetic grafts
Vacuum-assisted wound closure
Nutritional guidance

Insurance Plans

Most health plans cover Wound Care Center treatment. Your coverage depends on your specific insurance plan. Please be sure to bring your insurance card with you when you visit the Wound Care Center. If you belong to an HMO, you will need an authorization from your insurance company.

Contact the Wound Care Center

Address:
36243 Inland Valley Drive
Suite 20
Wildomar, CA 92595

Please call to make an appointment: (951) 304-7103
Fax: (951) 304-7101

Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday
7:30 am to 4:00 pm
Closed weekends and holidays.

Directions

Wound Care Center
36243 Inland Valley Drive, Suite 20, Wildomar, CA 92595
951-304-7103

From Southbound Interstate 215
Exit on Clinton Keith Road (between the towns of Menifee and Murrieta). Turn right. Follow Clinton Keith to Inland Valley Drive, which is at a stop light, and turn left. Turn right into the hospital parking lot and follow the driveway all the way to the last medical office building on the right.

From Northbound Interstate 15
Exit on Clinton Keith Road (between the towns of Lake Elsinore and Murrieta). Turn left. Follow Clinton Keith to Inland Valley Drive, which is at a stop light, and turn right. Turn right into the hospital parking lot and follow the driveway all the way to the last medical office building on the right.

From Southbound Interstate 15
Exit on Clinton Keith Road (just past the town of Murrieta). Turn right. Follow Clinton Keith to Inland Valley Drive, which is at a stop light, and turn right. Turn right into the hospital parking lot and follow the driveway all the way to the last medical office building on the right.

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