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Wound Care & Hyperbarics

If you are suffering the effects of a non-healing wound, Bakersfield Memorial is here to help.

Our Team

Our team of doctors and nurses is dedicated to treating wounds, including many that have resisted healing after months and even years of traditional treatment. The Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics also specializes in amputation prevention. You have an increased risk for amputation if you have a diabetic foot ulcer and/or Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) . Don’t wait to get our team of specialists involved. Regardless of stage of the disease, we can help to treat it.

Time doesn't necessarily heal all wounds, so it is important to know the warning signs of potentially chronic, slow-healing wounds. If you have a wound that hasn't started to get significantly better in a month, or healed entirely in two months, the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics can help.

Our Team

We Treat All Types Of Wounds

Main Types Of Wounds:

  • Diabetic foot ulcers 
  • Venous Stasis Ulcers (also known as Lower leg ulcers)
  • Pressure ulcers 

Other Conditions Treated:

  • Bone infection (osteomyelitis)
  • Chronic skin tears or lacerations 
  • Circulatory problems 
  • Failing or compromised skin or muscle grafts or flaps 
  • Gangrene 
  • Post-operative infections 
  • Radiation burns 
  • Slow-healing surgical wounds

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Memorial’s Center for Wound Care and Hyperbarics treats the following conditions:

  • Diabetic wounds of the lower extremities
  • Bone Infections
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Complications from radiation exposure
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Insufficient oxygen to tissue
  • Blood flow interrupted by trauma
  • Crush injuries and suturing of severed limbs
  • Decompression illness or “The Bends”
  • Gas gangrene
  • Preparation and preservation of compromised skin grafts    
  • Soft tissue radionecrosis

Understanding Hyperbarics

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Insurances Accepted

We accept the following types of insurances:

 

  • AARP- Secondary to Medicare
  • Aetna- PPO/ HMO
  • Anthem (BC/BS) PPO/HMO
  • BFMC – Bakersfield Family Medical Center  HMO
  • Blue Cross – PPO/HMO
  • Blue Shield – PPO/HMO
  • Brand New Day - HMO
  • Clinix- Kern County Employees
  • First Health- PPO Gemcare - HMO
  • Health Net -PPO/HMO
  • Humana – PPO/ HMO
  • KFHC – Kern Family Health Center
  • Medicare
  • Medicare/Medi-Cal
  • Qualcare- HMO
  • TriCare-Veterans
  • United Health Care – PPO/HMO
  • VA – Veterans
  • W/C- Workman Comp

Frequently Asked Questions

Along with your doctor, finding answers to your questions can help you make informed decisions.

Learn More About Wound Care At Memorial Hospital

Please call (661) 327-5150. To find a doctor, please call (661) 324-7070.