Traditional therapeutic approaches that include cleansing and protecting wounds plus controlling infection with antibiotics have met with limited success. As a result, it has been difficult for patients to receive comprehensive treatment for wounds unless separate medical specialists are consulted. Having a chronic wound traditionally results in expensive, fragmented care; decreased quality of life; amputation and even death.  Over 80,000 amputations are performed in the United States every year at and cost between $30,000 and $60,000 each.  Many of them can be avoided.

By using a disease management approach throughout the continuum of care, Wound Care Centers, Inc. provides each patient with coordinated care management including the appropriate level of support to minimize waste, save money and avoid unnecessary or duplicate treatment.

Wound Management Programs have been successful in promoting the healing of wounds that previously resisted healing and have saved many limbs from amputation. Wound Management Programs across the country have treated over 534,000 patients with non-healing wounds.  With our comprehensive approach, our patients' wounds heal in an average of less than 5 weeks.  Not only is this healing outcome exemplary, with commensurate cost savings, but patient satisfaction with the program consistently averages over 95% nationally, while over 60% of patients are brand new to the hospital, never having had a medical record.