Service
Wound Care
Cleaning, closing and dressing cuts, scrapes and other wounds, including stitches and follow-up checks for healing.
Also called: stitches, laceration repair, cuts, chronic wound care, non-healing wounds, wound clinic, wound healing center, wound treatment
Who Can Help with Wound Care?
- Urgent Care Centers
A walk-in clinic that treats illnesses and injuries that need care the same day but are not life-threatening.
- Family Doctors
A physician who provides checkups, preventive care and treatment for common illnesses for patients of all ages. Family doctors also manage long-term conditions and refer to specialists when needed.
- Physician Assistants
A licensed clinician who examines patients, diagnoses illness, orders tests and prescribes medicine as part of a team with physicians.
- Nurse Practitioners
An advanced practice nurse who can examine patients, diagnose illness, order tests and prescribe medicine. Many work in primary care, and others in specialty practices or hospitals.
- General Surgeons
A surgeon who operates on the abdomen, skin and soft tissues, including hernia repair, gallbladder removal and appendectomy.
- Vascular Surgeons
A surgeon who treats diseases of the arteries and veins, such as blocked arteries, aneurysms and varicose veins.
- Podiatrists
A doctor who diagnoses and treats foot and ankle problems, including heel pain, bunions, diabetic foot care and foot surgery.
- Plastic Surgeons
A surgeon who performs reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, such as breast reconstruction, skin repair and body contouring.
- Hyperbaric Medicine Doctors
A physician who treats slow-healing wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning and other conditions with oxygen therapy in a pressurized chamber.
- Vein Specialists
A physician who treats varicose veins, spider veins and other vein problems, often with minimally invasive procedures.
- Rehabilitation Hospitals
A hospital where patients stay for intensive therapy after a stroke, injury, surgery or serious illness.
- Home Health Agencies
An agency that sends nurses, therapists and aides to care for patients in their homes.
- Nursing Homes
A facility that provides round-the-clock nursing care and short-term rehabilitation or long-term living for people who cannot live on their own.
- Hospitals
A facility that admits patients for overnight care and provides emergency, surgical and other medical services.
Where Practices List Wound Care
Cities where practice websites say they offer it.
- Phoenix, AZ (214)
- Jacksonville, FL (158)
- Greenwood, SC (145)
- Klamath Falls, OR (127)
- Annapolis, MD (118)
- Worcester, MA (99)
- Bradenton, FL (96)
- Richmond, VA (96)
- Houston, TX (94)
- Chicago, IL (91)
- Scottsdale, AZ (91)
- Wilmington, DE (81)
- Goshen, IN (79)
- Plano, TX (77)
- Cheyenne, WY (75)
- Denver, CO (75)
- Bozeman, MT (74)
- Tampa, FL (59)
- Roseburg, OR (57)
- Bronx, NY (55)
- Norfolk, VA (55)
- Conway, AR (53)
- Orlando, FL (52)
- Wilmington, NC (52)
- Atlanta, GA (51)
- Louisville, KY (47)
- Batesville, AR (45)
- Elkin, NC (44)
- Lancaster, SC (44)
- Baltimore, MD (43)
- Miami, FL (43)
- New York, NY (43)
- Tempe, AZ (43)
- Douglas, GA (41)
- Newark, DE (41)
- Sacramento, CA (41)
- Dallas, TX (40)
- Wheat Ridge, CO (40)
- Brooklyn, NY (38)
- Lakeland, FL (38)
Related
General information, not medical advice. Ask a provider about wound care and what is right for you.