Specialties
The St. Tammany Parish Hospital Clinic for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine provides a comprehensive approach to wound healing in an outpatient setting. Patients physicians and the wound care specialists are a team, with personal physicians attending patients overall medical needs and The Clinic for Wound Care treating the wound and returning the patient to the physicians expert care. The Wound Care Clinic, led by Dr. John Kessels, is committed to successfully treating difficult, poor-healing wounds. The team includes: Physicians with advanced training in wound management Nurses with advanced training in the treatment of acute and chronic wounds Technicians with advanced training who perform noninvasive tests and a wide range of therapies Wound care patients undergo a thorough diagnostic examination to identify the type of wound and the underlying problems causing the wound. After determination, the patient and wound care teams initiate a program tailored to the individual patients needs. Patients visit the center on a consistent basis until the wound completely heals.