The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine
at Community Medical Center
The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine is a comprehensive wound care center that serves people who suffer from chronic wounds. Some wounds require advanced dressings or extensive treatments that are difficult to provide in a private office setting. And complex wounds may require multiple additional therapies or experienced wound nurses to provide specialized care.
A Multidisciplinary Panel of Experts and a Comprehensive Wound Center
At The Center for Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine, our multidisciplinary team of doctors can best treat the patients seen here. Our center includes podiatrists, vascular specialists, infectious disease experts and internal medicine physicians and nurse specialists/ educators – each dedicated to providing the most advance care.
To make an appointment, call 732-557-2121.
Advanced Dressings Applied by the Experts
Some wounds require advanced dressings that are difficult to provide in a private office setting. And the choice of dressing can impact healing – having the right dressing for the wound, properly applied – can make all the difference in healing. Our physicians and nurses have had advanced wound care training and receive ongoing education in the fast-evolving field of specialized wound dressings. But it’s their everyday experience caring for complex wounds that sets them apart.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a treatment in which the patient breathes 100 percent pure oxygen while inside a pressurized chamber. The air pressure inside a hyperbaric oxygen chamber is about two-and-a-half times greater than the normal pressure in the atmosphere. This “hyperbaric” (high pressure) dose of oxygen helps blood carry more oxygen to the organs and connective tissues to promote wound healing. It also activates the white blood cells to fight infection.
Throughout the treatment session, patients can watch television or just relax. Physician supervision is provided during all treatments, to ensure the highest quality of care.
HBOT can be the primary treatment or it can be used in combination with other treatments. HBOT therapy is an outpatient procedure that is provided once daily, for approximately 4 to 6 weeks. One treatment takes about two hours and is quite comfortable for most patients.
Learn more about wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy at RWJBarnabas Health.
Location
We are located on the first floor of Community Medical Center:
99 Highway 37 West
Toms River, NJ 08755
FREE valet parking is available.
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
To make an appointment, call 732-557-2121.