The Wound Care Specialists at Tahoe Forest Hospital are physical therapists with advanced wound care certifications and training. These PTs can evaluate and treat a wide variety of wounds, including chronic non-healing wounds, arterial and venous wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, surgical dehiscence, burns, trauma wounds, pressure ulcers, and infected wounds.
Each wound is handled with utmost care and a specialized care plan to best optimize healing. A course of wound care requires a physician’s referral and may require treatment at our clinic 2-3 times a week for several weeks. Our services include sharp debridement, wound and peri-wound cleansing, therapeutic compression wrapping, negative pressure wound therapy (SNAP and ActiVAC), total contact casting, and skilled dressing selection and changes.
Our services and continuous monitoring can help keep patients safe from infection and reduce trips to the emergency department.
Wound therapy services include
- Sharp debridement
- Therapeutic compression wrapping
- Negative pressure wound therapy (wound VAC changes)
- Total contact casting
- Offloading techniques
- Skilled dressing selection & changes
- Patient and caregiver education
- Lymphatic drainage
We are currently accepting new patients with an appropriate referral.
