Wounds that do not heal can keep you from the activities you enjoy. Within the Albany Med Health System, our team at Saratoga Hospital offers a Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center. Glens Falls Hospital offers wound healing services in its Pruyn Pavilion. Pediatric wound care services are available at the Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center.
These programs provide advanced diagnostic and treatment options for problematic and non-healing wounds.
We typically sees wound patients with multiple conditions, including diabetes, poor circulation, nerve damage, and other concerns.
Some conditions we treat include:
- Minor burns
- Delayed radiation skin injuries due to cancer treatments
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Pressure injuries (bed sores)
- Wounds associated with lupus
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Scleroderma (autoimmune disorders)
- Surgical wound reopening
- Venous leg ulcers (often caused by venous insufficiency, where blood flow is inadequate and causes blood to pool in the legs)
- Wound healing interventions, such as debridements, topical dressing and advanced treatment modalities such as Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Education
- Laboratory and other specialty tests
- Nutrition evaluation
- Coordination of care with other health care providers
- Physical therapy
- Pressure relief
- Prevention management
- Surgical intervention
Wounds That Don't Heal
A doctor should be alerted if there’s a wound or sore that doesn’t heal.
Examples of this type of wound include:
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Arterial ulcers
- Wounds caused by circulatory problems
- Pressure sores
- Burns
- Non-healing surgical wounds
A wound that doesn’t heal is a particular risk for people with diabetes who may have developed nerve damage, known as peripheral neuropathy, and circulatory problems in their feet and legs and may not realize they have a wound. This can lead to infection and damage to tissue and bones if the infection spreads.
Advanced Treatment
Sometimes wounds need the care of a vascular surgeon. Find out more about Vascular Surgery in the Albany Med Health System.
