Floyd Memorial Hospital & Health Services

Knowing when to seek medical attention for a wound is key to treatment. In fact, several diseases lead to chronic wounds that are hard to heal, and without quick treatment can be difficult to treat, or can even lead to amputation. Floyd Memorial’s Wound Healing Center is dedicated to the treatment and prevention of wounds, both acute and chronic, using the latest techniques for healing and preservation of limbs while minimizing reoccurrence.

The Center offers a dedicated, multidisciplinary team of physicians and wound care specialists under the leadership of Medical Director Rodney Chou, MD, board-certified specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The team specializes in the treatment of chronic wounds and includes experts in:

• General surgery
• Plastic surgery
• Primary care
• Physical medicine
• Rehabilitation
• Podiatry

Along with more traditional treatment options, the Center offers adjunctive therapies including bio engineered skin substitutes, wound vacuum systems and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). HBOT is an innovative treatment in which the patient breathes 100 percent oxygen inside a pressurize chamber and the Center currently offers two treatment chambers.

Indications that a wound needs medical attention:

• Worsening redness around the edges
• Red streaks
• Increase in pain or swelling
• Unpleasant odor, drainage or lack of response to topical antibiotics
• Any wound that doesn’t heal within a week.

For more information on Floyd Memorial’s Wound Healing Center, call 812-949-7964.