Wound Center

MercyOne Primghar Wound Center

335 N. Welch Ave.
Primghar, IA 51245

Phone: 712-957-5575
Fax: 712-957-3340

Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m.-noon (phones answered until 4 p.m.)

At any given time, almost six million Americans suffer from problem wounds. The Wound Healing Center at MercyOne Primghar provides specialized, state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment of a wide range of wounds. We use the most up-to-date approaches to wound healing, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat:

Chronic wounds
Post-surgical wounds
Pressure ulcers
Diabetic ulcers
Ischemic ulcers
Wounds from traumatic injury
Wounds from vascular disorders
Venous arterial insufficiency
Peristomal skin irritations
Burns

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

The Wound Healing Center at MercyOne Primghar Medical Center is the only area hospital to offer Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for qualifying wounds. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment where a patient breathes 100 percent oxygen while in a pressurized chamber. Large doses of oxygen are dissolved into blood or body tissues at these pressures. This increased oxygen promotes wound healing by:

Stimulating small blood vessel growth
Promoting new skin growth
Helping to fight infection

Several conditions benefit from HBOT including:

Diabetics with a wound that is slow to heal, or is not healing
A person with damaged tissue from radiation therapy
Someone with a skin graft that has a questionable blood supply
Certain infections of the bone and/or skin
Traumatic injuries-Crush injuries" and/or a post-surgical wound that is failing to heal

Individualized Care

The physicians and wound care specialists at MercyOne Primghar Wound Center have extensive experience and training in wound treatment. We will work as a team with you and your doctor to determine the most appropriate and effective advanced treatment options to meet your needs. Patients may be referred by a physician, health care professional, or self-referral.