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Wound care

Wound care involves medical interventions to heal a wound after injury. Specialized treatment is provided for wounds that are nonhealing or refuse to heal on their own. A vital aspect of treatment includes learning how to properly dress and care for a wound.

Wound care center in Marion, North Carolina

When a wound isn't healing as it should, don't wait. Seek help and get the care you need.

Wounds come in many forms and can affect you in just as many ways. What doesn't change about wounds is their inconvenience. At Mission Hospital McDowell, we understand this frustration, and specialize in chronic and nonhealing wound treatments that maximize healing.

Conditions that require wound care

Proper wound care is not a one-size-fits-all approach, so we make sure to treat your wound like the unique one that it is. Types of wounds we treat include:

  • Arterial ulcers
  • Bone or soft tissue infection
  • Burns
  • Collagen vascular disease
  • Crush injuries
  • Diabetic foot ulcers
  • Immunosuppression
  • Infectious ulcers
  • Malnutrition
  • Metabolic disorders
  • Nonhealing surgical incisions
  • Pressure wounds and ulcers
  • Radiation therapy burns
  • Thermal burns
  • Vasculitis ulcers
  • Venous leg and stasis ulcers

Services offered at our wound center

Our wound care doctors recognize the challenges produced by chronic and nonhealing wounds, working tirelessly to treat your condition and free you of daily discomfort.

Wound care treatments

Burns and wounds require delicate care and attention. Your rehabilitation journey may be difficult, but it begins with awareness and ambition to make lasting change in your life. We walk beside you every step on the road to recovery, and cater our services and treatments to your individual situation. Our services include:

  • Advanced wound dressings
  • Bioengineered skin substitutes
  • Compression therapy
  • Debridement
  • Negative pressure wound therapy
  • Radiologic imaging and vascular studies
  • Skin substitutes
  • Total contact casting
  • Wound dressings

The Healthy Living Blog

Read our blogs to learn about preventive care and ways you can lead a healthier lifestyle.

Think pink by learning about breast cancer screening and prevention
October 09, 2025
Lee Higginbotham, CEO of Mission Hospital McDowell
Mission Hospital McDowell
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Mission Hospital McDowell CEO Lee Higginbotham talks about the importance of screenings and early detection.
Think pink by learning about breast cancer screening and prevention
October 09, 2025
Lee Higginbotham, CEO of Mission Hospital McDowell
Mission Hospital McDowell
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Mission Hospital McDowell CEO Lee Higginbotham talks about the importance of screenings and early detection.
Mission Hospital McDowell is Dedicated to Helping Prevent Falls
September 19, 2025
Lee Higginbotham, CEO of Mission Hospital McDowell
Mission Hospital McDowell
With falls being the No. 1 cause of injury for older adults, here are some tools to prevent them.
Celebrate the reopening of Mission Pediatrics – McDowell
August 21, 2025
Mission Hospital McDowell
After being filled with water from Hurricane Helene, Mission Pediatrics – McDowell has been rebuilt and is open again to care for our areas pediatric patients.

Looking for a location?

We also offer quality care at these other locations in our extended network.

Our Wound care Locations

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Mission Hospital McDowell
430 Rankin Dr
Marion, NC 28752
(828) 659 - 5000

Currently Viewing:

Mission Hospital McDowell
430 Rankin Dr
Marion, NC 28752
(828) 659 - 5000
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital
125 Hospital Dr
Spruce Pine, NC 28777
(828) 765 - 4201

17.2 miles

Mission Burn and Wound Center
509 Biltmore Avenue
Entrance 7
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 213 - 4600

29.8 miles