Deaconess Wound Care

Each year approximately 6 million people in the U.S. (2% of the population) seek treatment for an acute or chronic wound. However, with rise of diabetes and the aging of our population, demand for quality, result-oriented wound care will only increase. Deaconess Wound Care and Hyperbarics already has such a program in place. Here’s how we can help you and your patients.

About our clinic:

Deaconess Wound Care and Hyperbarics is an outpatient service providing technically advanced program i.e., Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and surgically-oriented, inter disciplinary outpatient care, proven effective in healing wounds that have resisted conventional therapies.

We like to think of our program as an extension of your practice. We provide the same level of quality and attentive care you give your patients, however using interdisciplinary resources that may not be readily available to you. We can save you time, money, and build patient loyalty by helping deliver excellent outcomes and improved quality of life for your patients.

We provide:

• Established and proven clinical pathways with excellent outcomes
• Advanced wound healing technologies
• Panel of well respected physicians
• Podiatrist are available for foot and ankle wounds that require surgical debridement and off-loading to aid wound healing
• Interdisciplinary team approach by experienced wound care professionals
• Fully integrated comprehensive continuum of care
• JCAHO accredited for disease management
• Consistently high wound healing rates
• Hyperbaric Oxygen treatments for such things as diabetic leg wounds, radiation ulcers, chronic osteomyelitis
• Use of cultured skin products on diabetic leg wounds and venous stasis ulcers
• Debridement of wounds under local anesthesia
• Use of an Ultrasonic debrider minimizing discomfort with effective results
• Incision and drainage of small abscesses
• Treatment of spider bites and wounds associated with rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases

When to refer patients:

We treat the following types of wounds: diabetic, ischemic, venous stasis, pressure ulcers, collagen vascular disease and other wounds that resist healing. Chronic, non-healing wounds are defined as those that do not respond to treatment in four weeks, or have not healed in eight weeks.

Self Referral:

A patient can choose to self refer to Deaconess Wound Care.  For more infomation about this process, please call 405-604-4380.

Program highlights:

High wound healing rate

Patient Satisfaction

Shorter lengths of stay for hospitalization

Significant cost savings

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Deaconess Wound Care and Hyperbarics has been offering hyperbaric therapy for problem wounds that resist conventional treatment since 1998. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a proven and safe technology that can be of help in treating non-healing wounds or tissue trauma.

Who Wound Benefit: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy may be especially appropriate for patients with select wound problems such as:

¨        Decubitus ulcers of the lower extremities

¨        Arterial insufficiency ulcers

¨        Necrotizing soft tissue infections

¨        Gas gangrene

¨        Refractory (chronic) Osteomyelitis

¨        Thermal burns

¨        Radiated bone or soft tissue, radiation tissue damage

¨        Compromised skin grafts and flaps

¨        Crush injury, compartment syndrome, acute traumatic ischemias

About the chambers and treatment: Patients are placed in a monoplace chamber designed to maximize patient comfort allowing them to recline comfortably. The chambers are equipped with speakers to allow conversations with staff or physician or to listen to the TV. Oxygen is delivered at 100 % to patients at 2 to 2 ½ times atmospheric pressure. Treatments are provided once daily on an outpatient basis for a prescribed number of treatments

Benefits of HBOT

• Increased healing for chronic non-healing wounds
• Microcirculation improvements with skin grafts and flaps
• Improved tissue oxygen levels
• Increased potential for limb salvage

Length of Treatment

• Once daily, five days a week for 4 weeks (for an initial 20 treatments)
• Treatment session (dive) 90-120 minutes
• Select wounds may require 20-40 treatments

Reimbursement of HBOT

• Medicare
• Most insurance companies
• Pre-authorization may be required (Facilitated by Deaconess Wound Care)

Our clinic is located in Bethany where you will find ample parking available. Patients will be greeted by friendly and courteous staff members.  Our highly-trained multi-disciplinary team of professionals will provide quality care with documented outcomes. 

7600 N.W. 23^rd Street ● Bethany, Oklahoma  73008

(405) 604-4380