Institute for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine

Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Main Floor

To schedule an appointment or for more info call 914-734-3030

Approximately 5-million Americans each year people suffer from chronic, non-healing wounds. Wounds caused by diabetes, poor circulation, traumatic injury, radiation therapy and other causes. These non-healing wounds occur when the level of oxygen in and around the wound drops below a certain level and your body’s normal healing process and ability to fight infection become greatly impaired. Chronic wounds such as these require specialized wound care and sometimes hyperbaric therapy treatment.

The Institute for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine at Hudson Valley Hospital Center is equipped with the most technologically advanced equipment available in the United States. The Institute is home to two oversized hyperbaric oxygen therapy chambers that are equipped with the latest computer technology that allow the technicians to control pressure and temperature.

At the Institute for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, we employ a multi-disciplinary approach that is customized for each patients medical needs. Using the most advanced wound healing techniques including hyperbaric oxygen therapy we can achieve excellent outcomes in a very high percentage of patients.

Patients who can benefit from Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine include:

Patients suffering from chronic, diabetic foot wounds.
Patients with non-healing wounds that have not closed with conventional care.
Cancer patients with tissue and bone damage as a result of radiation therapy.

How does hyperbaric oxygen therapy work?

Oxygen plays an important part in wound repair. When a wound won’t heal often it is because of a lack of oxygen getting to the tissue. Hyperbaric oxygen helps transport oxygen to tissues in certain conditions where the normal pathways have been compromised by infection, traumatic injury, tissue poisoning among other causes.

What can patients expect?

Typically, a hyperbaric oxygen treatment involves 90 minutes at the prescribed treatment pressure plus the time required to pressurize and depressurize the chamber. Each hyperbaric chamber is equipped with an entertainment unit so patients can watch movies during treatment to help pass the time.

The team approach to care

Gary Willard, MD is the Medical Director of the Institute for Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine. Dr. Willard is board certified in wound management as well as undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Working alongside Dr.Willard will be a Certified Hyperbaric Registered Nurse – one of only 700 in the world, as well as two certified hyperbaric chamber technicians who have undergone extensive training in the field.

Dr. Willard and most of his team in the Institute are fluent in Spanish.

To schedule an appointment call
914-734-3030