The St. Joseph’s Wound Care Clinic provides consultative and treatment services for all types of wounds. The team providers from Podiatry, Surgery, and Wound Care work together to properly diagnose and treat wounds with evidence-based procedures and advanced treatment modalities. Our goal is to promote healing and improved quality of life for our patients.
Any patient with a wound that has not started to heal in two weeks, or is not completely healed in six weeks, may be a candidate for the St. Joseph’s Wound Care Clinic.
Services provided include:
- Chronic/Acute Wound Care
- Diabetic Foot Ulcers
- Pressure Ulcers
- Arterial Ulcers
- Venous Leg Ulcers
- Surgical/Traumatic Wounds
- Ostomy Care
- Lymphedema Treatment (with our Occupational therapist; Lindsay Zirkle, MOTR/L, CLT)
The St. Joseph’s Wound Care Clinic also provides Individualized Treatment Plans, utilizing the newest clinical tools in wound healing along with traditional clinical practices, including:
- Wound Dressings
- Debridement
- Compression Therapy
- Prescriptive Growth Factors
- Bio-engineered Skin Grafting
- Edema Management
- Non-invasive Vascular Assessment
Patient Care at the St. Joseph’s Wound Care Clinic will focus on whole body approach to wound healing, including:
- Nutritional Assessment and Counseling
- Diabetic Education
- Patient and Caregiver Counseling
- Pain Management
- Special Needs for Pressure, Including: Beds, Seat Cushions, and Footwear
Wound Care is located in the St. Joseph’s Hospital Specialty Clinic, 10 Amalia Drive, Building B, Buckhannon, WV. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, contact Wound Care at 304-460-7461.
