People suffering from chronic, hard-to-heal wounds can receive the most advanced treatments in wound care right here in Topeka. The center's focus is on treating the patients' persistent wounds. People with wounds resulting from venous insufficiency, diabetes, pressure ulcers, circulatory problems and other types will meet with Stormont-Vail WoundCare Center® staff to develop a care plan.
Services at Stormont-Vail WoundCare Center® are designed to help patients significantly improve their quality of life. Dedicated, experienced professionals use the latest technologies to heal wounds, reducing the possibility of amputation, shortening hospital stays and preventing prolonged and/or permanent disabilities. The center uses a multi-disciplinary team of physicians that include general surgeons, internal medicine physicians and podiatrists along with clinical wound specialists.
. The Stormont-Vail WoundCare Center® is the only facility in Topeka to offer hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy. HBO therapy increases the level of oxygen in the patient's blood,aiding in accelerated wound healing,preserving damaged tissues,controlling infection and increasing blood vessel formation. The HBO chamber circulates 100 percent oxygen at a pressure of two to three times greater than atmospheric pressure.