Wound Won't Heal?
JRMC’s Advanced Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center manages wounds that won’t heal.
For patients living with a chronic wound, everyday activities can be a battle. Without proper treatment, patients may suffer for years without any improvement, or even worse, may face amputation.
The JRMC Advanced Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center understands the challenges associated with chronic and non-chronic healing wounds. The center offers cutting-edge treatments, dedicated providers and specialists and the ability to work with dressing formularies – all to help wounds heal faster. The Wound Center sets its goal to heal patients in 16 weeks.
JRMC is a member of the Healogics network, providing specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic foot ulcers, infections and other chronic wounds that have not healed in a reasonable amount of time. Healogics and its 600 partners treat more than 300,000 patients annually. In 20 years, those centers have healed more than 4 million wounds.
As the first hospital in North Dakota to offer a specialized wound center with hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), JRMC provides advanced treatments that fight infections, heal wounds and treat conditions including radiation burns, graft failures and various ulcers.
FASTER RESULTS FOR WOUND CARE
When appropriate for the patient, the JRMC Advanced Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center can help wounds such as these heal faster:
- diabetic wounds
- pressure ulcers
- venous stasis ulcers
- arterial ulcers
- surgical wounds
- soft tissue wounds
- traumatic wounds
- infected wounds
- carbon monoxide poisoning
- decompression sickness
- gas embolism
- crush injuries
- necrotizing fasciitis
- actinomycosis
- gas gangrene
- acute traumatic peripheral ischemia
- acute peripheral arterial insufficiency (must be combined with a wound)
- compromised grafts (but not at an amputation site)
- chronic refractory osteo (not in the pelvis or spine)
- osteoradionecrosis
- soft tissue radionecrosis
- air or gas embolism
- decompression sickness
- severe anemia
- gas gangrene
- necrotizing soft tissue infection
- refractory osteo
- skeletal muscle compartment syndrome
- thermal burns
- idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- intracranial abscess
- delayed radiation Injuries (soft tissue and bony necrosis)
In addition, the Advanced Wound Healing Center can also help with the following:
- pressure ulcers
- venous stasis ulcers
- arterial ulcers
- surgical wounds
- soft tissue wounds
- traumatic wounds
- infected wounds
At JRMC’s Advanced Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center, we take a comprehensive patient-centered approach to wound care. Our method integrates advanced technology, evidence based treatments and personalized care plans to promote faster healing and improve quality of life.
JRMC Advanced Wound Healing Center:
- uses evidence-based clinical pathways to treat our patients
- sets its goals to heal patients within a 16-week time frame.
- takes a multidisciplinary, team-centered approach to wound care management
JRMC partners with primary care providers to manage any other issues contributing to the continuation of patients’ problems. - uses advanced techniques, including excisional, surgical debridements, bio-engineered skin substitutes and Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for all our patients. That means aggressively managing wounds to ensure they heal quickly and completely. We work with physicians as partners to determine a complete set of wound care protocols to address each patient’s needs. And we provide all patients with dedicated and specialized attention, enabling them to return to a whole life free from the pain of chronic wounds.
The Advanced Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Center offers a valuable resource for patients with hard-to-treat wounds. Our experienced team, cutting-edge treatments and evidence-based clinical protocols provide superior healing outcomes for difficult-to-heal wounds. We work with you to manage the healing process from start to finish, ensuring patient compliance and enabling a consistent care plan.
In recognition of our exceptional patient outcomes, JRMC received the Robert A. Warriner III, M.D., Clinical Excellence Award—a distinction awarded to Healogics Wound Care Centers in the top 10% nationwide. JRMC achieved this recognition due to its high patient satisfaction rates and exceptional healing success. More than 92% of patients reported they were satisfied with their care at JRMC.
FEATURING HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY
Jamestown Regional Medical Center is also the first hospital in North Dakota to offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). HBOT therapy helps fight infections, heal wounds and treat conditions including cyanide, radiation injury and chronic wounds.
HBOT also enables more infection-fighting white blood cells to reach affected areas. Most patients will require multiple treatments over several weeks to see full results.
Hyperbaric therapy is painless. Many people will sleep or watch TV during treatment, lasting one to two hours.
FACTS ABOUT HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY
- JRMC is the first hospital in North Dakota to offer this treatment.
- Most patients do not have claustrophobia. Once inside, patients can see in all directions and an attendant is always in the room.
- Some patients experience pressure on the eardrums.
This feeling is similar to landing in an airplane or diving to the bottom of a swimming pool.
Wound Center staff will instruct you on the different methods of relieving this ear pressure. - Side effects are rare but may include temporary vision changes. Patients should not change their eyewear prescription during or immediately after treatments.
- Most medical insurance companies, including Medicare and Medicaid cover hyperbaric oxygen therapy.