Specialized Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Department 

Some wounds need special care to heal. For our patients with those needs, Natchez Community Hospital offers a complete Specialized Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Department with many specialized treatments to promote and speed healing.

One of these treatments is hyperbaric oxygen therapy - an effective way to help the body repair wounds and fight infection. During this therapy, a patient breathes pure oxygen for a short time while cradled in a special chamber pressurized to greater than sea level. This allows greater amounts of oxygen to be dissolved in the bloodstream and carried to body tissues in amounts large enough to improve healing. There is no discomfort, and patients can rest, watch TV, or sleep while they receive care.

Who will benefit from this program?

The Specialized Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Department can effectively treat these types of wounds:

• Diabetic Wounds 

• Radiation Necrosis

• Pressure Ulcers 

• Burns

• Osteomyelitis 

• Gas Gangrene

• Crush injuries

• …and others.

Care provided:

The Specialized Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Department offers these services:

• Exam by a wound care specialist

• Development of a treatment plan to meet each patient's individual needs

• Dressing changes

• Instruction about correct wound care and prevention of new injuries

• Referrals for other medical care and services to help with patient recovery
  

For more information, call:

Natchez Community Hospital
Specialized Wound & Hyperbaric 
Medicine Department at (601) 445-6712, or ask your doctor.