San Francisco Center for Advanced Wound Care

Chronic, non-healing wounds that can destroy an individual’s mobility and quality of life currently affect between three and five million Americans. This health problem, often resulting from diabetes, venous insufficiency and other conditions, frustrates patients and caregivers.

The San Francisco Center for Advanced Wound Care at Seton Medical Center has treated over 3,000 patients suffering from difficult to heal wounds. Most wounds that are treated at the Wound Care Center heal within 6 weeks. In fact, over 95% of the wounds that are treated heal fully. Using proven clinical pathways, specifically trained physicians and nurses, we provide comprehensive, individualized treatment to patients.

If you have a wound that is not healing, please call the San Francisco Center for Advanced Wound Care at (650) 991-6780 for a consultation. For emergency calls, you are instructed via the voice message to go to the nearest Emergency Room for evaluation.

Services
Our Center provides services to the adult and geriatric population with chronic, non-healing wounds. These patients fall into these categories:

• Patients with diabetes
• Patients suffering with chronic circulatory deficiencies
• Patients with pressure ulcers
• Patients who have experienced traumatic injuries
• Non-healed wounds as a result of surgical or other medical treatment
• Other non-specific wounds

Ambulatory Services provided for the adult and geriatric patient populations with chronic, non-healing wounds include:

• Decades of wound specific treatment experience
• Medication consultation-antibiotic and pain management
• Non-invasive testing – Laser Doppler
• Cultures-anaerobic and aerobic
• Biopsies done on site
• Multidisciplinary treatment plan formulated
• Wound measurement and photographs
• Weekly assessment and progress notes
• Clinical debridement
• Use of advanced wound dressings
• Education relating to wound management and prevention
• Resources to orthotics, compression devices, wheelchair and bed surface
• Nutritional and diabetic consultation
• Extensive Patient treatment database
• Pre-authorization of all insurances, particularly HMOs
• Nation-wide association with wound societies and organizations
• Medical center ancillary and in-patient continuum of care
• Community education
• Ongoing collaboration and communication with referring and attending physicians

Services provided for inpatient adult and geriatric patients are:

• Continuum of care with established patient’s treatment plan
• Medical evaluation specific for wound assessment
• Collaboration with attending and referring caregivers and physicians

San Francisco Center for Advanced Wound Care

Location: 8th Floor of Seton Medical Center

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday

Phone: (650) 991-6780

Fax: (650) 991-6784