Hyperbaric Medicine
Woodland Heights Medical Center's hyperbaric medicine treatment options surround patients with difficult wounds with 100% oxygen in a comfortable, pressurized chamber. This saturation promotes the body’s natural immune system and healing responses, allowing wounds to heal more easily, from the inside out.
Hyperbaric oxygen treatments are beneficial for patients who have certain types of complicated or slow-healing wounds, such as bone infections or diabetic foot ulcers. The treatments work in conjunction with other treatments, such as antibiotics, to accelerate the healing process.
The Wound Healing Center is equipped with two pressurized chambers that provide pure oxygen to patients. Breathing pure oxygen increases the level of oxygen in the bloodstream to promote wound healing by stimulating new vascular growth and facilitating the natural wound healing process in compromised patients. It also aids in the preservation of damaged tissues by increased oxygen delivery to injured tissue.
Treatments:
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatments include three phases: compression, prescribed time at pressure and decompression.
- Compression: After the doors are closed, you can hear the compressing gas circulate. You can feel a "fullness" in your ears like flying or mountain driving. The attendant communicates with you and the speed of compression is adjusted to your comfort level.
- Treatment: Treatment begins when the pressure reaches the prescribed level. During the treatment you may rest, sleep, listen to music or watch television.
- Decompression: The attendant lets you know when the treatment is complete. The pressure is lowered slowly, again, at the rate comfortable to your ears.
For more information, please contact: (936) 63-WOUND