How We're Here for You

If you need quality skin and wound care management, NCH’s Wound and Ostomy Center is nearby to help. We provide the highest level of medical services for problematic, hard to heal wounds as well as ostomy care including colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy, fistulas and leaking tube/drain sites.

We want to help you improve the quality of your life. In addition to advanced therapies we can provide you with patient/caregiver education and recommendations.

You can reach the Wound & Ostomy Center at 847.618.3231.

Experience the Difference at NCH

Compassionate care and expertise.

• Care plan developed in conjunction with you, your primary care physician, nurses, therapists, dieticians and diabetic educators
• Wound and ostomy nurses extensively trained in wound management and ostomy care
• Coordination with inpatient nurses, as well as NCH’s Home Healthcare Services

State-of-the-art wound therapies

• Wound VAC therapy - the controlled application of sub-atmospheric pressure to a wound using a therapy unit to convey negative pressure to a specialized wound dressing to help promote wound healing. The wound dressing is a resilient, open-cell foam surface dressing that assists tissue granulation and is sealed with an adhesive drape that contains the subatmospheric pressure at the wound site.
• Compression therapy - For the treatment of venous skin ulcers, poor circulation in the legs and painful swelling from fluid buildup (edema). Compression therapy includes the wearing of compression stockings and leg elevation. Compression reverses the underlying circulation problem.
• ABI testing - This test is done by measuring blood pressure at the ankle and in the arm while a person is at rest. Measurements are usually repeated at both sites after 5 minutes of walking on a treadmill. The ankle-brachial index (ABI) result is used to predict the severity of peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
• Sharp and enzymatic debridements - Removes dead, devitalized, or contaminated tissue, and any foreign material from a wound, which helps to reduce the number of microbes, toxins, and other substances that inhibit healing.
• Advanced wound-care products