Not all wounds are created the same. For that reason, not all wound-care patients should be treated the same.
That’s why the experts at St. Tammany Health System’s Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Clinic conduct a thorough diagnostic examination of every patient to identify the root cause of a wound and to tailor-make a care plan designed to address that patient’s specific needs.
Led since the clinic’s 2003 opening by John Kessels MD, our team of wound-care specialists – working in concert with their patients’ personal physicians – has healed thousands of wounds using the most sophisticated treatment options available, including ultrasonic debridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, Sensilase technology for blood circulation assessment and bioengineered skin substitutes.
The secret? It all boils down to their multidisciplinary approach to treating the whole patient.
“When patients have other medical problems such as diabetes, skin tears and minor sores can be challenging to heal. Developing a plan that includes the underlying causes is a must,” Dr. Kessels says. “Our goal is to help the patient regain the quality of life enjoyed before the wound became debilitating and ultimately keep the patient wound-free.”