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Advanced Wound Care Center & Clinic

Birmingham’s Premier Wound Care Clinic

Heal Chronic Wounds with Customized Treatment at UAB Medical West
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Patient-Focused Care & Science-Backed Treatments

We understand that living with a chronic wound can quickly disrupt your everyday life. Wound care can be difficult to manage for yourself or a loved one, and you shouldn’t have to face the challenge alone. If your wound hasn’t healed properly or requires special care, we’re here to help. The Advanced Wound Center at UAB Medical West provides customized treatments to ensure wounds heal as quickly as possible.

Beyond medical treatments, we strive to educate and inform our patients about proper wound dressing and future care. With the help of our expertise, patients can return to their daily lives with the confidence that their wound care needs have been fully addressed.

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Conditions We Treat

If your wound hasn’t healed with other treatments, it may be time to seek medical care at an advanced wound care clinic. At UAB Medical West, we treat the following conditions and injuries:

  • Diabetic foot ulcers
  • Minor burns
  • Radiation injury/necrosis
  • Skin infection or abscess
  • Pressure ulcers
  • Arterial ulcers
  • Venous stasis ulcers
  • Traumatic injuries
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Post-surgical complications
  • Compromised flaps and grafts
  • Chronic wounds

When you visit the Advanced Wound Care Center at UAB Medical West, you can rest assured that you will receive state of the art clinical care from a staff that specializes in hard-to-treat wounds. Our wound care specialists utilize the latest evidence-based medical therapies and ground-breaking research, like hyperbaric medicine. If you would like more information or to schedule an appointment, please call the Wound Center at (205) 481-8790.

Services We Provide

Advanced Wound Dressing

Debridement

Complex or Chronic Infection Treatments

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Compression Therapy

Ostomy Education/Management

  • TCOM or TcPO₂ (transcutaneous oxygen measurement)
  • ABI (arterial brachial index) evaluation

Cellular and Tissue-Based Therapy

  • Nutrition consultation
  • Smoking cessation
  • Diabetic management
  • Infection control

This treatment involves breathing 100% pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber. HBO is safe and effective with very few side effects. It helps your body to heal by fighting bacteria and encouraging the regrowth of new blood vessels. Possible indications for HBO are as follows:

  • Diabetic foot ulcers
  • Radiation injuries
  • Compromised skin grafts or flaps
  • Gas gangrene
  • Chronic refractory osteomyelitis
  • Chronic non-healing wounds
  • Necrotizing soft tissue infections

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