For most people, wound healing is a natural, uneventful process. But for some, it becomes a complex medical problem requiring specialized treatment and care.

The Martin Memorial David L. Smythe Wound Center provides a multidisciplinary program of treatment and support for the management of acute and chronic wounds. Since problem wounds are often associated with underlying medical conditions, our program is designed to integrate wound care with ongoing health care. Our comprehensive program includes:

• Extensive wound assessment
• Advanced and proven treatment
• Flexible and personalized plan
• Accredited and specially-trained healthcare team
• Improved healing rates
• Pain management
• Patient education to manage underlying medical conditions
• Plan for home care, including instructions, products and assistive devices
• Any necessary referrals, on-site consultations and care by specialists
• Support services for home care and lifestyle changes
• Available hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Progress reports for you and your primary care physician
• Participation in national wound expert database
• Courteous, cheerful, bi-lingual staff

Understanding Chronic Wounds

When the body’s natural wound healing process is delayed or hindered, the wound site becomes an ongoing problem. Two sets of factors can impede the healing process--local factors and systemic factors.

Local Factors are those that occur at the wound site, including:

• Prolonged pressure on the wound
• A dry environment at the wound site
• Re-injury
• Swelling of tissues
• Localized infection

Systemic Factors are those that affect the entire body and are not confined to just the wound site. These factors include:

• Age
• Body build
• Poor circulation or vascular disease
• A compromised immune system due to:
  • Disease
  • Medication
  • Radiation therapy
  • Diabetes
  • Other medical conditions

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