Comprehensive Wound Center

At the East Cooper Medical Center Comprehensive Wound Center, we understand that chronic wounds can significantly impact your quality of life. That's why we are dedicated to providing specialized wound care and treatment options that promote healing, reduce pain, and improve your overall well-being. Our experienced team of wound care experts is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to help you on your journey to recovery.

Conditions We Treat

Our team has experience in managing a variety of wound types including:

• Diabetic ulcers
• Pressure ulcers
• Venous stasis ulcers
• Arterial ulcers
• Surgical wounds
• Traumatic wounds
• Non-healing wounds
• Radiation-related wounds
• Ostomy care

Our Approach to Care

When you choose our Comprehensive Wound Center, you can expect:

1. Thorough Assessment: Our team will conduct a comprehensive evaluation of your wound, considering all relevant factors. We use advanced diagnostic techniques to understand the underlying causes of your wound and tailor our treatment accordingly.
2. Personalized Treatment Plans: Based on the assessment, we will create a customized treatment plan that may include wound dressings, infection management, offloading techniques, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and other advanced wound care modalities.
3. Patient Education: We believe that informed patients are empowered patients. We will educate you about your condition, the treatment options, and self-care practices to promote wound healing.
4. Ongoing Monitoring: Throughout your treatment journey, we will closely monitor your progress and make necessary adjustments to your care plan to ensure the best possible outcome.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO)

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO) is a modality in which the entire body is exposed to oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure. The patient is entirely enclosed in a monoplaced chamber breathing 100% oxygen (02) at greater than one atmosphere pressure.

Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy serves four primary functions:

1. It increases the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the blood, which augments oxygenation
2. all parts of the body; and
3. It replaces inert gas in the bloodstream with oxygen, which is then metabolized by the body; and
4. It may stimulate the formation of a collagen matrix and angiogenesis; and
5. It acts as a bactericide for certain susceptible bacteria.

Developed as treatment for decompression illness, this modality is an established therapy for treating medical disorders such as carbon monoxide poisoning, gas gangrene, acute decompression illness and air embolism. HBO is also considered acceptable as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of sequella of acute vascular compromise and in the management of some disorders that are refractory to standard medical and surgical care or the result of radiation injury.

Diagnosis List For Qualifying HBO Therapy

• Diabetic Wounds of the Lower Extremities
• Chronic Refractory Osteomyelitis
• Preparation/Preservation of Compromised Skin Grafts
• Osteoradionecrosis and Soft Tissue Radiation Injury (Radionecrosis)
• Clostridial Myositis and Myonecrosis (Gas Gangrene)
• Actinomycosis
• Progressive Necrotizing Infections (Necrotizing Fasciitis)
• Crush Injuries/Suturing of severed limbs/Acute Traumatic Peripheral Ischemia (ATI)/Acute Peripheral
• Arterial Insufficiency associated with Arterial Embolism
• Air or Gas Embolism
• Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
• Decompression Illness (Sickness)

Meet the Team

Dr. Michael Edwards, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Certified Wound Specialist	Dr. Norman Khoury, General Surgeon	Dr. William Stroud, General Surgeon	Greg Loftis, BSN, RN, CWCN (Cert. Wound Care Nurse)
Kathy Kerrigan, BSN, RN, CWON (Cert. Wound & Ostomy Nurse)	Jeannine Sorensen, MSN, RN, CWOCN, AGCNS-BC (Cert. Wound & Ostomy Care Nurse)	Lyn Swan, BSN, RN, CWCN (Cert. Wound Care Nurse)	Dawn Clifford, CNA Hyperbaric Tech
Katie Graniero, Patient Care Tech	Jim Courtney, Patient Care Tech	Sabrina Davis, Patient Access Rep III	Jo Ann Fisher, Director of Rehabilitation Services and Wound Center Manager

Contact Us

If you or a loved one is struggling with a chronic wound, don't hesitate to reach out to the East Cooper Medical Center Comprehensive Wound Center. We are here to provide you with the expert care and support you need on your path to healing.

To schedule an appointment or learn more about our services, please call 843-654-7337 or fill out the appointment inquiry form fill. Our friendly staff is ready to assist you and answer any questions you may have. Your journey to wound healing begins here.

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