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Hyperbaric Medicine
6418 Deans Hill Rd.
Berrien Center, Michigan 49102
269.473.3363
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Lakeland Specialty Hospital takes a holistic approach to meeting the special needs of our wound care patients. Our individualized programs combine continuous high-quality nursing care, an interdisciplinary team approach, continuous nutritional assessment, and state-of-the-art technology and treatments. The plan of care for many of these patients involves primary wound treatment, as well as treatment of secondary problems, including generalized weakness, infections or nutritional problems. We provide care of the highest quality within a delivery system designed for optimum patient care, recovery and safety.
We work with your doctor
We work with you and your doctor, as a team, to develop a treatment plan that meets your needs. Your treatment can begin as soon as your first appointment.
Advanced treatment options
We have extensive experience with some of the most advanced treatments available for healing wounds, including the following:
- Vacuum assisted closure (VAC)
- Oasis grafting
- Graft jackets
- Apligraft
- Debridements
- Transcutaneous oxygen monitoring (TCPO2)
- Advanced dressings
- Jet lavage
- Unna boot
- Casting
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Lakeland Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine offers Berrien County's only hyperbaric oxygen therapy services as part of its line of advanced treatment options for wound care. Patients who  receive this treatment are administered pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber to improve or correct conditions.
Benefits of using hyperbaric oxygen therapy as part of wound care include:
- Promotion of new blood vessels
- Decreased swelling and inflammation
- Increased ability to fight infection
- Reduction of toxins and metabolic waste
- Improved rate of healing
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to treat a wide range of conditions, with new applications being researched on a continual basis. Currently, most insurers cover hyperbaric oxygen therapy for the following conditions:
- Diabetic wounds
- Osteoradionecrosis (radiation tissue damage)
- Refractory osteomyelitis
- Compromised skin grafts and flaps
- Necrotizing soft tissue infections
- Thermal burns
- Crush injuries, compartment syndrome and other acute traumatic ischemias
- Clostridial myonecrosis (gas gangrene)
- Actinomycosis
- Air or gas embolism
- Carbon monoxide poisoning
- Smoke inhalation
- Decompression sickness
- Severe anemia
- Cyanide poisoning
Start Healing Today
For more information on the Wound Care Center, ask your physician for a referral or call (269) 473-3363. Our staff is happy to help with travel arrangements or any other assistance you may need.
Insurance coverage
Many health plans cover Wound Care Center treatment. Your coverage depends on your specific plan. Be sure to bring your insurance cards with you when you visit the Wound Care Center.
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