|  | There’s no longer any reason to live with an open sore.
The Center for Wound Healing at Knox Community Hospital offers specialized outpatient care for patients with chronic, non-healing wounds. These wounds have often been present for several weeks and show little or no sign of improvement with standard treatment. Underlying causes of these wounds can be diabetes, circulatory disease, or radiation burns, among other things.
Our specialized care is covered by most insurance plans and Medicare; physician referral is not required. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call 740-393-HEAL (4325), Monday through Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm. The Center for Wound Healing is located in Suite 1C of the Knox Medical Pavilion.
 Specialists working together for you.
Our Center is staffed with a unique team of doctors and nurses, all dedicated to healing chronic wounds. We have all the latest techniques and technologies, including hyperbaric oxygen chambers, to treat your hard-to-heal wounds. We are expert at caring for people whose open sores have resisted traditional treatment.
How to start healing:
Generally the physician presently treating your wound will refer you to our Center. Or, you can make your appointment directly.
When you call for your first appointment, we’ll ask you a few questions about your wound and health in general.
Before beginning treatment, our team of doctors and nurses will thoroughly evaluate your wound and review your health and medical history.
Tests might be conducted to tell us more about your blood flow and tissue oxygenation as well as to determine if there’s any infection present.
Together with your physician, we’ll develop a treatment program based on our assessment of your special needs. Your program will likely involve regular visits to the Center. Your progress is meticulously documented and adjusted as necessary.
We are in constant communication with your doctor throughout your care. Once your wound is healed, you’ll return to your doctor for follow-up care. And of course, you’ll continue with your personal doctor for any related ailments such as diabetes and hypertension.
 New wound healing options available here.
At the Center for Wound Healing, you will receive the right treatment to heal your wound.
The following services are available:
Debridement (removal of dead or damaged tissue)
Specially chosen dressings and wraps
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Bio-engineered tissue substitutes
Platelet growth technologies |