Comprehensive wound care services

What types of wounds can be treated?

• Pressure ulcers (bed sores)
• Wounds from poor circulation (arterial or venous wounds)
• Diabetic wounds
• Non-healing, surgical site wounds
• Infected wounds
• Other chronic, poorly healing wounds

Wound care treatments

Your treatment plan will be customized for you. Examples of some wound care treatments we provide includes:

• Negative pressure therapy, such as Wound V.A.C. Therapy (the application of pressure to a wound using a therapy unit to continuously convey negative pressure to a wound dressing to help promote healing)
• Compression wrapping for swelling or circulation problems
• Debridement (gentle removal of unhealthy tissue in the wound)
• Use of advanced dressings
• Total contact casting (for reducing pressure on foot wounds)
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

You may be referred to other partner specialists as needed. These may include vascular surgeons, general surgeons, plastic surgeons and orthopedic specialists.

After you have successfully healed, you will return to your physician for continued health management. That may mean if you were under the care of a podiatrist and were referred to the Wound Center for more advanced treatments, you will return to that physician's care upon healing.

Our goal is to help you understand why your wound was not healing and to help you heal. We will keep your primary care physician informed about your wound care treatment and progress. You will need to continue to consult your primary care physician for your regular medical care.

In order to fully evaluate your medical history, you must complete a patient history form. Print it, complete it and bring it with you to your first wound care appointment. If you're unable to access the form, we can fax a copy to you or provide a copy for you to complete on the day of your first visit. Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment to complete it. Make sure you know the medications you are taking, and, if you have diabetes, let us know how you are managing it.

What to bring

• A list of all current medications and doses (including insulin and aspirin)
• A list of all allergies, medical records, X-rays or test results
• Insurance cards and any required insurance forms (referrals or authorizations)

Where to find us

Advocate Condell Medical Center is located at 801 S. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville, IL. Use the West Tower entrance at the rear of the campus. You will find us to your right after entering the West Tower lobby. Free valet parking is available, and you are encouraged to use it especially if walking is difficult.