Wound Healing Center

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The Wound Care Center at Bravera Health Seven Rivers is staffed by a team of professionals that include board certified physicians with training in wound healing, nursing staff trained in the care of chronic wounds and technicians who perform noninvasive studies and various therapies.

There are many different types of wounds. Some are associated with complications from diabetes and other related vascular disorders. Other types include pressure sores and traumatic wounds. It can be very frustrating and time consuming to heal these wounds.

During your course of treatment, our wound center will work with your regular physician to assure complete continuity of care for your wound or HBO services.

Your wound healing program

You will undergo a thorough diagnostic examination to identify the type of wound you have and the underlying problems causing the wound. After this, a wound healing program specifically tailored to meet your needs will be initiated based on the most effective treatment options. Your wound healing treatment may include:

• Infectious disease management
• Physical therapy
• Vascular evaluation
• Laboratory evaluation
• Nutritional management
• Pain management
• Diabetes education
• Nuclear medicine
• Radiology
• Debridement

Once a wound healing treatment plan has been initiated, you will visit the Center on a regular basis for wound care. You will be instructed on how to administer your own wound care at home between visits, as well as how to protect your wound from further complications. You are the most important part of your wound healing process. Keeping appointments and following directions clearly are critical to attaining a positive wound healing outcome. Please contact a member of our staff with any other questions you may have regarding your treatment.

Making an Appointment

The Wound Care Center at Bravera Health Seven Rivers is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Referring physicians or patients may schedule an appointment by calling the Center directly at (352) 563-2407. Once a patient has been evaluated, the Center will work with their physician to develop an individualized treatment plan.

Billing & Insurance

You will receive separate bills from your wound care and hyperbaric medicine physician and Bravera Health who jointly provided your treatment. If you have any questions, please call (352) 563-2407 regarding your physician fees and (352) 795-8318 for the separate hospital fees.

Some insurance companies do not cover select indications for hyperbaric treatment resulting in the full financial responsibility upon the patient. Insurance plans may require a prepayment and/or second medical opinion. You should check with your insurance company to make sure you satisfy any pre-certification requirements.

In association with Diversified Clinical Services, Bravera Health is proud to provide evidence-based wound care and hyperbaric medicine to the Nature Coast and beyond.

For Diabetics

A diabetic patient with a non-healing wound of the lower extremity can now undergo hyperbaric treatments if they meet the following three criteria:

• Patient has Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes and has a lower extremity wound due to the diabetes
• The patient's wound is classified as Wagner grade III or higher
• The patient has failed an adequate course of standard wound therapy