St. Catherine Hospital Wound Care Center was recently selected by Curative Health Services to be a Mentor Center in recognition of healing outcomes that are greater than or equal to the Curative national average. St. Catherine Hospital Wound Care Center achieved the best healing outcomes among all the nation-wide Mentor Centers named by Curative Health Services.

With an average healing outcome of 95.7%, St. Catherine Hospital is a leader in the treatment of chronic and nonhealing wounds.

Wound Care Center® programs define a chronic nonhealing wound as one which has not demonstrated significant improvement after four weeks, or has not healed completely after eight weeks. Those most affected are people with diabetes, vascular problems and pressure sores.

The physicians and staff at the Wound Care Center offer a

comprehensive approach to the treatment of chronic wounds including a coordinated continuum of care and patient education. The Wound Care Center is the sole provider in western Kansas, eastern Colorado and the Oklahoma panhandle of interdisciplinary comprehensive chronic wound management that includes Hyperbaric Oxygen treatment.