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Why should wound treatment be important to you?

For patients who have suffered embarrassment or continual discomfort, the results have dramatic results. Benefits of effective wound treatment include increased blood flow to injured tissue, formation of new blood vessels, reduced swelling, increased ability to fight infection, enhanced healing, increased new bone formation, and reduced effects of toxic substances.  

 

The only wound care center in southern Oklahoma

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic wounds, you no longer have to drive hours to receive comprehensive specialized care. Mercy Memorial Wound Care Center and Hyperbaric Medicine department – the only one in the southern Oklahoma – brings together a group of physicians and clinical staff with state-of-the-art technology.

Treatment when other options haven't worked

With Mercy Memorial's new Wound Care Center, patients with chronic wounds benefit from the latest advancements and a team of specialists who treat wounds that don't respond to routine measures.  Learn more.

Hyperbaric technology promotes healing
The Sechrist 3200 Monoplace Hyperbaric Chamber delivers 100 percent pure oxygen to a patient's body in a pressurized environment.  Effective treatment for 13 disorders, including some non-healing skin ulcers, skin grafts and flaps, problem surgical wounds, diabetic wounds and thermal burns.  Learn more.

Nurse/physician collaboration
With Mercy Memorial's Wound Care center, patients with chronic wounds can benefit from the experience of a team of specialists who treat wounds that don't respond to routine measures.

Excellent care close to home
"It is our hope that by providing services such as hyperbaric medicine, we can make medical treatment more accessible to our patients and they can have the convenience of care close to home," said Bob Thompson, Mercy Memorial president and CEO. "This is just one more way we are meeting the healthcare needs of Ardmore and the surrounding communities."

The difference for patients
“I had a large hole on my face that wouldn't heal,” said Billie Hickman. "Now, it's just a small scar. . . I have nothing but praise. . ."

 

 

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