UAB St. Vincent’s Advanced Wound Center–St. Clair

Personalized care is sometimes necessary for complex wounds or wounds that are slow to heal, including diabetic foot and leg ulcers. The UAB St. Vincent’s Advanced Wound Center–St. Clair in Pell City, Ala., is staffed by doctors who specialize in wound-healing treatments and supported by certified wound care nurses. They listen to understand your health concerns, then they work with you to create a personalized care plan.

We offer hyperbaric oxygen therapy and other advanced wound care treatments. Our team treats all types of wounds, including:

• Arterial leg ulcers due to poor blood flow (arterial vascular disease)
• Burn wounds
• Cancer wounds
• Diabetic foot ulcers
• Hard-to-heal wounds
• Ischemia or gangrene
• Osteomyelitis (bone infections)
• Pressure ulcers
• Radiation injury wounds
• Soft tissue infection wounds
• Surgical and trauma wounds
• Venous leg ulcers due to venous insufficiency disease (venous reflux/venous hypertension)
• Wounds caused by autoimmune disease such as pyoderma, scleroderma, and vasculitis
• Wounds caused by edema (swelling)

Treatments available

We provide outpatient and follow-up wound care to help you heal, including:

• Advanced wound dressings
• Bio-engineered skin substitutes
• Cellulitis therapy
• Compression therapies
• Debridement (removal) of dead tissue or biofilms
• Epidermal autografting
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Infection management and prevention
• Negative pressure vacuum therapy

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy

A hyperbaric chamber is a painless environment that delivers oxygen-rich therapy to promote wound healing. The concentrated oxygen quickly builds up in the bloodstream and helps heal wounds from the inside out. If your doctor has recommended hyperbaric oxygen therapy, our care team is available to answer any questions you may have by calling 205-814-2342.

Our wound care team also uses hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat many other adult health conditions, including:

• Bone infection
• Bubbles of air in the blood vessels (arterial gas embolism)
• Burns, including radiation injury
• Carbon monoxide poisoning
• Crush injury to skin or bone
• Decompression sickness
• Flesh-eating bacteria
• Gangrene
• Infection due to radiation
• Severe anemia
• Skin graft infection
• Sudden hearing or vision loss
• Traumatic brain injury or brain abscess
• Trauma wounds with blood flow issues
• Venous leg ulcers

Managing your recovery

Your recovery is our priority. As part of your personalized care plan, we show you how to improve your wound hygiene at home. Our goals are to help your wound heal, prevent infection, and improve your quality of life.