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Wilson Wound Healing Center

Wound treatment that offers hope for healing.

1701 Medical Park Dr.
Wilson, NC 27893
252-399-5302

Accepting New Patients

Welcome to Wilson Wound Healing Center.

There's no longer any reason to live with a non-healing wound. Every wound has its unique set of circumstances. Our National Healing Wound Center is equipped and staffed to address them all, with most treatments covered by Medicare/Medicaid, HMOs and other private insurance plans. We are experts at caring for people whose open sores have resisted traditional treatment with a success rate of 85% healed in 16 weeks. With our caring staff and specialized treatment plans developed just for you, we have what you need to get back on your feet again. Call us at 252-399-5302 or come by to schedule an appointment.

Specialists working together for you.
Our Center is staffed with a unique team of doctors, nurses and therapists all dedicated to healing chronic wounds. The causes of wounds are complex, and our group represents expertise in all of the major areas necessary to handle your varied circumstances and challenges, Whatever it takes for healing to occur, we're equipped and staffed to make it happen.

The staff of Wilson Wound Healing Center are, from left to right, Brandy Massey, LPN, wound care nurse; Andy Narron, RN, case manager; Kathleen Vergin, RN, clinical nurse manager; Program Director Sean Pender; Ashley Vaughn, LPN, wound care nurse, and Robin Baker, RN, case manager.

When should you seek treatment for your wound at a Wound Healing Center?

• You've had a sore that won't heal for more than 30 days (commonly experienced by people with diabetes).
• You have a sore with increasing pain, redness or swelling, foul odor, or a change in color.
• You have a surgical wound that has become infected.

What to bring to your first appointment:
  •    A list of any medications you're currently        taking as well as any allergies you're        aware of.
  •    Medical records including x-ray films if you        have them.
  •    Insurance forms or cards.

Your role in healing:
Much of the success of your treatment depends on you. We’ll count on you to follow directions carefully and watch your progress closely. You’ll learn about caring for your wound at home including how to change dressings and how to protect yourself from further injuries. We’re always here to answer questions and give you the support you need to heal.

Proven success in a caring
supportive environment.
Our results are impressive, with most chronic wounds improved within weeks.

New wound healing options
are available here.
At the Wilson Wound Healing Center, you’ll receive the right treatment to heal your wound. Your wound care physician may prescribe some of these therapies:
     •   Debridement (removal of dead or damaged tissue)
     •   Specially chosen dressings and wraps
     •   Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
     •   Bio-engineered tissue substitutes
     •   Platelet growth technologies

What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy?
Breathing 100% oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure is a painless, proven way to help the body heal. Hyperbaric oxygen chambers work by surrounding the patient with 100 % oxygen at higher than normal atmospheric pressure in sessions, or dives, that last 90 minutes to two hours. This increases the amount of oxygen in the patient's blood allowing red blood cells to pass more easily through the plasma into the wounds to heal them from the inside out. Introduced in the mid-'60s, HBO chambers have evolved to treat patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, infections, compromised skin grafts and flaps, and wounds that haven't healed within 30 days. Weighing more than one ton each, the HBO chambers resemble a reclining bed encased in a clear acrylic shell nearly a yard in diameter. Patients can listen to music or watch movies on televisions and VCR/DVD players mounted above the chamber while remaining in constant contact with those outside the chamber through an intercom and private handset. The only physical sensation resulting from the treatment is a slight pressure on the eardrum, such as that felt when a plane lands, as the air in the chamber is compressed.