According to the United States National Institutes of Health, over 6.5 million Americans suffer from chronic wounds. Chronic wounds, known as the silent epidemic, may develop from a variety of different medical conditions, and may not heal for many different reasons. Typically, a wound that does not respond to normal medical care within 30 days […]

Do you have a wound that will not heal? Our award winning team at South Central Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine specializes in the treatment and management of chronic, complex problem wounds. Our service offers highly specialized wound care to patients suffering from diabetic ulcers, pressure ulcers, surgical wounds and other chronic wounds which have […]

The team at South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine in Laurel work together to reduce the number of individuals who suffer with wound conditions. This is a clinic within the hospital where people who have chronic and acute wounds are seen on a weekly basis. Individualized treatment plans are provided for each patient and […]

South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine provides comprehensive care to heal chronic wounds. Medical Director of the clinic, Dr. Stacy Street, explains that most of the wounds they see are diabetic foot ulcers or other ulcers that aren’t healing properly. They have a large array of products that do different things from cleaning up the surface […]

South Central Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center Participates in Fourth Annual Wound Care Awareness Week Laurel, MS – The South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at South Central Regional Medical Center, a member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness of chronic wounds. The fourth annual Wound Care Awareness Week is being […]

South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at South Central Regional Medical Center has been recognized with a national award for clinical excellence. Leaders, physicians and clinicians from South Central Regional Medical Center gathered today to celebrate the Center of Distinction award, which was given to South Central Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center […]

An estimated 29.1 million people have diabetes, and nearly 28 percent of people are undiagnosed. Age, diet, activity level, obesity and heredity are all risk factors for diabetes. People with diabetes can also experience co-existing conditions such as stroke, blindness, heart disease, kidney failure and lower-limb amputation. In 2010, about 73,000 non-traumatic lower-limb amputations were […]