Wound Care

Partnering with our skilled multidisciplinary team at Desert Oasis Healthcare (DOHC), you will benefit from the latest, most effective treatments for your wound or edema.

Talk to your doctor if you have a slow healing wound or edema.

Certified Specialists

Get care from professionals with advanced training to offer high-quality, personalized care. Your care team may include:

Physical therapist
wound specialist
Physician wound
specialist
Lymphedema
therapist
Ostomy
specialist

Conditions We Treat

Trust our skilled specialists to manage:

Diabetic foot ulcers
Neuropathic ulcers caused by peripheral neuropathy (nerve damage)
Traumatic injuries such as skin tears, burns, or wounds from accidents
Pressure injuries
Venous leg ulcers, wounds on the leg caused by damaged veins
Chronic edema, a build up of fluid that causes swelling most commonly in legs

Treatments and Services

Your treatment plan plan may include:

Advanced wound dressings
Compression wrapping
Debridement
Larval biotherapy
Lymphedema therapy
Negative pressure wound therapy
Total contact casting
Cell and tissue products
Medication management
Ostomy wound management

Long-Term Lymphedema Management

Reach your goals with help from a knowledgeable lymphedema therapist. Learn how to manage your lymphedema at home and check in with a lymphedema therapist periodically as needed.

Wound Prevention

Certain conditions such as diabetes and neuropathy increase your risk for a chronic wound. You may need regular screenings of your feet or the blood vessels in your legs.

Preventing Diabetic Foot Ulcers

If you have diabetes, prevent foot ulcers by participating in DOHC’s foot care program. Depend on us to work with your primary care provider, podiatrist, and other members of your care team to improve your care.

Self-Care at Home

Your wound care provider will help you to take care of the wound at home. To help the wound heal as quickly as possible:

Change your dressing and clean your wound as recommended by your wound care provider. Do not use iodine, hydrogen peroxide, or antibiotic ointment on the wound unless instructed to do this by your wound care provider. Some of these products damage healthy cells and delay healing.
Cover your wound in the shower.
Manage edema carefully as instructed by your wound care provider or lymphedema therapist.
Eat a healthy diet.
If you smoke, stop. Smoking makes it harder for your body to heal. Get help from DOHC to quit.