The Memorial Medical Center Wound Care Center uses the most up-to-date approaches to wound healing for those in Las Cruces and Southern New Mexico.

When Should you Consider Using the Wound Care Center? If you have a sore or wound that is not significantly better in a month, or healed entirely in two months, you should ask your doctor about our Wound Care Center. An Experienced Team: Patients referred to our Wound Care Center program benefit from a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach. Integrating a team of wound care professionals increases the level of care, improves patient's compliance, and clinical outcomes. We Specialize in Heal...

When Should you Consider Using the Wound Care Center? If you have a sore or wound that is not significantly better in a month, or healed entirely in two months, you should ask your doctor about our Wound Care Center. An Experienced Team: Patients referred to our Wound Care Center program benefit from a comprehensive interdisciplinary approach. Integrating a team of wound care professionals increases the level of care, improves patient's compliance, and clinical outcomes. We Specialize in Healing Chronic Wounds: If you're suffering from a non-healing wound, you're not alone. Every year, chronic wounds, caused by diabetes, poor circulation or other conditions, keep millions of Americans just like you from doing things they love to do. The Center for Wound Care can help you get your life back. Our unique multidisciplinary team of dedicated doctors and nurses treat more of these wounds than anyone else. Many patients find wounds that have resisted healing after months and even years of traditional treatment can be treated. It's all we do. In fact, for most patients, the Center for Wound Care program leaves them completely healed in just a few months. Who Needs Wound Care? There are a variety of circumstances in which a person may need wound care. They include, but are not limited to: • Ulcers (pressure, diabetic, neuropathic or ischemic) • Surgical wounds • Vasculitis • Burns • Peristomal skin irritations • Soft tissue radionecrosis • Actinomycosis • Preservation of compromised skin grafts and flaps • Crush injury/acute traumatic peripheral ischemia • Progressive necrotizing infections (necrotizing fasciitis) • Osteoradionecrosis • Traumatic wounds The Team Approach Treatment of non-healing wounds: A variety of treatment options are available depending on type and severity of a wound. Treatment may include the following: • Infectious disease management • Physical therapy • Vascular evaluation • Laboratory evaluation • Nutritional management • Pain management • Diabetic education • Nuclear medicine • Radiology • Debridement • Hyperbaric OxygenTherapy Insurance Coverage: Most often Medicare and Medicaid reimburse for approved procedures. Many health plans cover the Wound Care Center treatment. Your coverage depends on your specific plan. Be sure to bring your insurance cards with you when you visit the center.