Hyperbarics & Wound Care
Wound Care & Hyperbarics at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner strives to promote rapid and complete healing for our patients so we can return them to a lifestyle as close to normal as soon as possible. Our team of physicians, nurses and technicians are highly trained, competent and compassionate individuals who have committed themselves to improving the lives of our patients. This is accomplished through specialized services that include an exam, development of treatment to meet each individual’s needs, dressing changes, education regarding wounds and nutrition and referrals if indicated.
Wounds Can Be Difficult To Heal
We heal wounds by focusing on the whole patient. Wounds can be caused by many underlying factors including poor circulation, pressure and diabetes. Each year seven to nine million Americans suffer from chronic wounds that significantly impact their quality of life.
We Can Help
We work with you and your physician to identify the underlying factors that may be affecting your ability to heal properly. We will help you heal faster and return you to your life as quickly as possible.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is an adjunctive modality used at Wound Care & Hyperbarics to treat patients with chronic diabetic foot ulcers, tissue and bone infections as well as radiation injury to bladder, bowel and the jaw.
We Are Specialists
We offer the latest cutting edge treatments in wound care. We offer specialized wound dressings, bio-engineered tissue products and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) treatments. Our highly trained staff consists of board certified physicians, experienced and certified wound care nurses and technicians.
The Wound Care & Hyperbarics program at Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner has been awarded Accreditation from the Undersea and Hyperbarics Medical Society (UHMS), and is currently the only facility with this prestigious title in the State of Louisiana. The UHMS is an international, non-profit organization comprised of physicians, researchers and clinicians dedicated to providing scientific research to support clinical practice of hyperbaric medicine.
We Care
We care for our patients...not just their wounds. We treat you like family. Many of our past patients return to our Center just to say hello and keep in touch. There is no greater compliment to us than a totally satisfied patient.
Contact One of Our Convenient Locations
Kenner
Just outside of New Orleans, and minutes away from the Loyola exit of I-10.
Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner
Wound Care & Hyperbarics
200 West Esplanade, Ste. 108
Kenner, Louisiana 70065
Phone: 504-464-8686
West Bank
Ochsner Medical Center - West Bank Campus
2500 Belle Chasse Hwy.
Gretna, LA 70056
Phone: 504-717-2580