Wound Care
For patients with hard to heal wounds, The Westchester Center’s comprehensive wound care program includes a broad range of leading edge therapies and treatments, including:
- Surgical wound debridement
- Chemical wound debridement
- Wound VAC
- Burn care
- Ultraviolet light therapy
- Tissue ultrasound
- Electrical stimulation
- Whirlpool therapy
Our full-time staff includes a physician wound care specialist and trained wound care nurses who play an active role in assessing, diagnosing, and overseeing all wound care procedures and protocols. To prevent recurrence, our unique whole person approach to care also stresses wound prevention and self-management.
The program is designed to treat a wide range of problems including:
- Diabetic ulcers
- Pressure ulcers
- Arterial and venous ulcers
- Burns
- Infections
- Surgical wounds
- Amputations
Also treated are complex wounds resulting from conditions that compromise circulation such as:
- Diabetes
- Traumatic injury
- Surgical breakdown
- Congestive heart failure
- Vascular disease
- Incontinence
- Obesity
- Renal failure
- Lymphedema