Wound Healing Institute in Aiken, SC

Every year, chronic wounds caused by diabetes, insect bites, pressure ulcers, trauma or other conditions keep three to five million people from living life the way they'd like. The Wound Healing Institute of Carolina at Aiken Regional Medical Centers can help.

Our wound care team treats sores and wounds, including those that have resisted healing for months or even years. If you have a sore or wound that has not begun to heal in a month, or healed entirely in two months, you should ask your doctor for a referral to the Wound Healing Institute of Carolina. If your health insurance allows, we also accept self-referrals. 

The Wound Healing Institute of Carolina at Aiken Regional Medical Centers works with your personal physician. We’ll discuss your treatment program with your doctor and keep him or her updated on your progress unless instructed otherwise. Remember, you’ll need to continue seeing your doctor for routine medical care.

Wound Care Services

The Wound Healing Institute of Carolina includes the following:

• The outpatient program offers technically advanced, interdisciplinary outpatient care that has proven to be highly effective in healing wounds that resist conventional therapies. The institute also treats acute wounds.

Wound Care Team Members

The Wound Healing Institute of Carolina complements your physician's services. The healthcare professionals at the institute include:

• A physicians and nurse practitioner with experience and advanced training in wound management
• Nurses who are trained in the care of chronic wounds.
• A hyperbaric technician certified to administer high-oxygen or hyperbaric-high-pressure treatments. The technician works under the supervision of a physician or nurse practitioner to administer hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). 
• An experienced staff to assist with appointments, medical records and health insurance processing

Hyperbaric Oxygen Chambers

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a procedure in which a patient breathes 100 percent oxygen while relaxing in a pressurized chamber. This delivers high concentrations of oxygen to the bloodstream and the wound bed, which rapidly accelerates the healing process.

Our team puts together a treatment program based on each patient’s special needs. The program includes visits to the institute plus detailed instructions for home care.

Other Wound Care Services

Acute Care

To help meet its commitment to prevent and treat chronic wounds, our staff has implemented an acute wounds program and will take appointments to examine any wound regardless of how long the wound has been present. If you have an emergency, call 9-1-1 or go to the Emergency Department. They will refer you to the Wound Healing Institute of Carolina at Aiken Regional Medical Centers after the emergency is stabilized.