Ozarks Healthcare Wound Care
Ozarks Healthcare's Wound Care Services, managed by Healogics®, provides specialized treatment for chronic or non-healing wounds, which are defined as sores or wounds that have not significantly improved from conventional treatments. Associated with diabetes, inadequate circulation, poorly functioning veins, and immobility, non-healing wounds lead to lower quality of life and may lead to amputations.
Healogics® is the nation’s leading provider of advanced wound care.
Healogics partners with over 600 Wound Care Centers across the nation. Over the past 20 years, they have treated over 300,000 patients each year and healed over 4 million wounds.
For more information about Healogics® visit: https://www.healogics.com/
Are you a candidate for specialized wound care?
When wounds persist, a specialized approach is required for healing. Typically, a wound that does not respond to normal medical care within 14 days is considered a problem or chronic wound.
That's where our Wound Care Services can help. With the state-of-the-art treatments available including debridement, dressing selection, special shoes, and patient education, people with non-healing and chronic wounds now have a place to turn.
If you suffer from a chronic or non-healing wound, speak ask your physician about a referral to our Wound Care Center, or contact us directly at 417-257-5946 for an assessment.
If you are a candidate for this outpatient program, the Wound Care Center will immediately work with you and your doctor to deliver the following:
- Advanced therapies
- Proven clinical protocols
- An individualized, comprehensive plan of care that brings you the most appropriate and effective treatments for your specific needs
- Assessment and ongoing care by our highly skilled team of wound care specialists, including a case manager who will oversee every aspect of your treatment
- Education for you and your family to help healing happen at home, including materials and resources related to prevention, nutrition, hygiene, and more
- Ongoing communication and collaboration with you and your doctor so that you each remain informed about your progress
Ozarks Healthcare Wound Care Services Providers
Wound Care Services are provided by a panel of providers and staff, including a surgeon specially trained to treat hard-to-heal wounds. The current panel includes Dr. William McGee and Vanessa Harvey, FNP-BC.
