The Best of Care
At the South County Health Wound Care Center, we offer state-of-the-art therapies and highly advanced treatments for non-healing wounds.
South County Health Wound Care Center
Medical Office Building
70 Kenyon Ave, L10
Wakefield, RI, 02879
(401) 788-1638
The Wound Care Center is a collaboration between South County Health and Healogics, a recognized national leader in wound care treatment and healing. Together we provide treatment for chronic sores or wounds that have not significantly improved from conventional treatments.
Our objective is to restore your health and get you back to doing the things you love to do.
We are here to treat hard-to-heal wounds caused by:
- Diabetes
- Peripheral vascular disease
- Venous disease
- Pressure ulcers
- Lymphedema
- Burns
- Chronic inflammation
- and other conditions
Surpassing National Benchmarks for Excellence
![Team Treating Patient](https://www.southcountyhealth.org/media/wound-web1.jpg)
The South County Health Wound Care Center has received the Center of Distinction Award from Healogics, Inc. every year since 2009.
The award marks the Center as one of the top wound care centers in the country and is given to facilities that have outstanding patient outcomes for twelve consecutive months.
Ninety-five percent of the wounds we treat heal within 28 days of the patient’s first visit.
Wound Care Services
Our treatment focuses on the causation of the wound, co-existing conditions that impact wound healing, and topical wound management. Services offered include:
- Wound consultation/evaluation, diagnostic and ongoing assessments, and treatment
- Non-invasive vascular studies
- Specialty wound dressings
- Bio-engineered skin grafts/substitutes
- Compression therapy
- Negative pressure wound therapy
- Wound cultures, debridements, and biopsies
- Treatment of wound, skin, and bone infections includes antibiotic therapy
- Patient and family education to improve outcomes and minimize re-occurrences
- Pressure off-loading devices and footwear
Experienced & Highly-Trained Team
![Team treating patient](https://www.southcountyhealth.org/media/wound-web2.jpg)
Our medical staff and team of caregivers bring their expertise and the latest tools to each wound care patient.
Our physicians have specialized training in general surgery, podiatry, hand surgery, plastic surgery, family medicine, and gerontology.
Our team has extensive expertise in treating arterial and vascular issues that may impact healing.