Wound Management
 The Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Wound Management Department is an outpatient, hospital based program that specializes in the treatment of non-healing wounds and works in conjunction with the patient’s Primary Care doctor. Specializing in problem wound care, the Wound Management Department is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The program operates by appointment and does not require a physician’s referral to be seen.
Serving as the department's medical director, is Dr. Philip M. Sharp, a well known and well respected Infectious Disease physician in the Cheyenne community Dr. Sharp is assisted by Dr. Timothy Fisher, a Podiatrist specializing in foot wounds that require medical intervention. Both physicians will coordinate an overall care plan for each patient working in partnership with the patient’s physician.
The department is equipped with two state-of-the-art hyperbaric oxygen chambers which provide additional healing capabilities. Not everyone qualifies for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, but those that receive the treatments are able to achieve high heal rates due to the higher concentrations of oxygen traveling in their blood to the non-healing wound beds.
For most people, minor cuts or scratches heal quickly, while others have compromised immune systems that turn minor wounds into major medical situations requiring complex care. The physicians and caring staff at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s Wound Management Department are able to offer hope to patients with non-healing wounds that they may have been dealing with for years.
For more information about the wound care program, its treatments, or to make an appointment, please call (307) 633-6088 or fax (307) 432-3106.
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