Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Healing Center - St. John's Hospital Camarillo, CA

About Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Healing Center - St. John's Hospital Camarillo, CA

Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Healing Center - St. John's Hospital Camarillo, CA is a that offers many services, including wound debridement, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and ostomy care. Visit Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Healing Center - St. John's Hospital Camarillo, CA located at 2309 Antonio Ave, Camarillo, CA. This Camarillo is one of the best in California. As part of the Dignity Health network, Hyperbaric Oxygen and Wound Healing Center - St. John's Hospital Camarillo, CA is dedicated to delivering high quality, compassionate care and access to Camarillo and nearby communities.

Services We Offer

• Wound Debridement
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Ostomy Care
• Skin Replacement (Bio-Engineered Tissue)
• Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure
• Diagnostic Testing
• Nutritional Evaluation
• Nutritional/Diabetic Counseling
• Wound Education & Prevention
• Infection Control
• Specialized Dressing
• Pressure-Relieving Devices

Wound Debridement

Wound Debridement is a procedure for treating a wound. It involves thoroughly cleaning the wound and removing all infected and nonviable tissue.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a type of treatment used to speed up healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene, stubborn wounds, and infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen.

Ostomy Care

An ostomy is an artificial opening is created so the body can eliminate waste after surgery is done to remove a portion of the intestines or urinary tract. Ostomy care requires the use of the proper sized pouch and skin barrier opening and checking the pouch regularly to ensure it isn't leaking your skin isn't irritated.

Skin Replacement (Bio-Engineered Tissue)

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a type of treatment used to speed up healing of carbon monoxide poisoning, gangrene, stubborn wounds, and infections in which tissues are starved for oxygen.

Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure

In vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) a healthcare professional applies a foam bandage over an open wound and a vacuum pump creates negative pressure around the wound.

Diagnostic Testing

Diagnostic tests are tests and procedures performed needed to help diagnose a condition or disease.

Nutritional Evaluation

A nutritional evaluation or assessment is a way to determine if an individual or group of people are malnourished or well-nourished. This determination is made by examining dietary date, clinical data, lab test results, and anthropometric data.

Nutritional/Diabetic Counseling

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognizes the integral role of nutrition therapy in overall diabetes management and has historically recommended that each person with diabetes be actively engaged in self-management, education, and treatment planning with his or her health care provider, which includes the collaborative development of an individualized eating plan

Wound Education & Prevention

The primary goals of wound care are to prevent infection, prevent further skin breakdown, relieve pain, and promote wound closure. Wounds heal in a sequential and overlapping process in which hemostasis, inflammation, repair, and remodeling or scar formation occur. The length of these wound-healing phases differs in each patient and is affected by factors such as advanced age, obesity, and a history of smoking or diabetes.

Infection Control

Infection control prevents or stops the spread of infections in healthcare settings. This site includes an overview of how infections spread, ways to prevent the spread of infections, and more detailed recommendations by type of healthcare setting.

Specialized Dressing

Specialized dressings are designed to treat more complex wounds and usually require a doctor's order. This includes hydrogels, hydrocolloids, alginates, and film and foam dressings.

Pressure-Relieving Devices

Pressure‐relieving devices such as beds, mattresses, heel troughs, splints and pillows are used as part of the treatment to reduce or relieve the pressure on the ulcer.

Conditions We Treat

• Bone Infection
• Burns
• Diabetic Ulcers
• Failed Or Compromised Skin Grafts
• Gangrene
• Late Effects Of Radiation Therapy
• Neuropathic Ulcers
• Pressure Ulcers Or Bed Sores
• Skin Tears Or Lacerations
• Surgical Wounds
• Traumatic Wounds
• Venous Insufficiency
• Chronic & Non-Healing Wounds

Bone Infection

Osteomyelitis is an infection in a bone. Infections can reach a bone by traveling through the bloodstream or spreading from nearby tissue. Infections can also begin in the bone if an injury exposes the bone to germs.

Burns

Treating wounds is a complex task. Each case is unique and patients will heal at varying rates. The Wound Healing Center staff is prepared to handle a variety of different wounds. Any wound failing to improve with multiple treatments or therapies

Diabetic Ulcers

Diabetes patients commonly suffer from sores and ulcers. Ulcers are open sores/wounds on the skin that don't heal normally. Ulcers are most likely to occur in the feet and/or legs of a person with diabetes, but they can also form in other areas, like the hands or in folds of skin on the stomach.

Failed Or Compromised Skin Grafts

Failing or compromised skin or muscle grafts or flaps are caused by movement which dissociates any new blood vessel growth into the graft and depriving it of oxygen and nutrients. This causes fluid to collect between the graft and the graft site bed and further separating the graft from the bed.

Gangrene

Gangrene is dead body tissue due to a lack of blood flow because of an injury, a serious bacterial infection, or a medical condition that affects your circulation.

Late Effects Of Radiation Therapy

Radiation to the brain can also have side effects that show up later – usually from 6 months to many years after treatment ends. These delayed effects can include serious problems such as memory loss, stroke-like symptoms, and poor brain function.

Neuropathic Ulcers

Neuropathic ulcers occur when a patient with poor neurological function of the peripheral nervous system has pressure points that cause ulceration through the epidermal and dermal tissue layers. This is a common condition in the foot, and occasionally other body parts.

Pressure Ulcers Or Bed Sores

Pressure ulcers are injuries that develop on skin and underlying tissue that are under constant pressure. This includes bedsores, which develop on the bony areas of the body of people who are bedridden and unable to change their position.

Skin Tears Or Lacerations

A skin tear or laceration is a wound that is caused by the tearing of the soft tissue of the body. This results in a rough, jagged wound that may contain traces of debris from the object that caused the laceration. Simple tears or lacerations affect the top layers of skin, while complex tears or lacerations go beneath the skin through the fat layer or to the muscle layer and may need emergency care.

Surgical Wounds

Surgical wounds are incisions or cuts made by a scalpel in the body's skin, tissues, and organs or the opening made for a drain that is put into place during surgery. Surgical wounds can be a variety of sizes and are typically closed with sutures or staples.

Traumatic Wounds

Trauma injuries are wounds sustained during a traumatic event, such as a car accident or fall from a height. These wounds can include open wounds, broken or shattered bones, and internal damage to soft tissue and organs. Traumatic wounds are treated in a trauma center by a trauma surgeon.

Venous Insufficiency

Venous insufficiency occurs when your leg veins don't allow blood to flow back up to your heart. Normally, the valves in your veins make sure that blood flows toward your heart. But when these valves don't work well, blood can also flow backwards. This can cause blood to collect (pool) in your legs.

Chronic & Non-Healing Wounds

A non-healing wound is a wound that doesn’t heal within five to eight weeks, even though you’ve been following your provider’s instructions to take care of it. This can be very serious, because it can become infected and lead to an illness or even the loss of a limb. A non-healing wound sometimes is called a chronic wound. There are many different types of non-healing wounds, but the most common is an ulcer.