Wound Services at Banner - University Medical Center Tucson

What does wound care do?

You know chronic or slow-healing wounds can cause additional problems and can sometimes threaten your life. Our specialists in the wound care program focus on those difficult wounds.

We use a coordinated care model. We assign a physician specialist and a case manager to you to ensure you receive the care and information you need to heal.

Our wound care specialists can treat a variety of problems, including:

• Diabetic foot ulcers
• Venous ulcers and vein disorders
• Arterial ulcers and blood flow disorders
• Pressure ulcers
• Autoimmune and/or inflammatory wounds
• Atypical or cancerous wounds
• Infected wounds
• Surgical or traumatic wounds
• Abdominal fistulas
• Chronic, non-healing wounds

What are my treatment options?

If you or a loved one need wound care services, you’ll find everything you need at our wound care center. Some treatment options and other services we offer include:

• Management of swelling with specialized wraps and stockings to promote wound healing
• Treatment with advanced wound care products
• Total Contact Casts to take pressure off your foot wound
• Management of medications used to treat your wound
• Vascular and limb salvage

Academic Medicine Difference

The partnership between Banner Health and the University of Arizona brings clinical care delivery, education and research to the forefront of the patient experience. 

• Academic Medicine
• Southern Arizona Limb Salvage Alliance (SALSA)
• Clinical Trials