Wound Care

How to Reach Us

Wound Care is located inside the hospital at 310 S Roosevelt Ave in Goldendale, WA. Use the main hospital entrance and check in with registration upon arrival.

Open Monday – Friday, 8am to 5pm

Call KVH Surgical Care at (509) 773-1057

Wound Care Close to Home

A wound that will not heal can be painful, stressful, and hard to manage day to day. You do not have to handle it alone. KVH provides wound care support for neighbors across Klickitat County, keeping care close to home.

We treat each wound as unique. Our goal is to help you heal, lower the risk of infection, and support your comfort and daily life.

A Team That Works With You

Hard-to-heal wounds can have more than one cause. Our team works together and stays in touch with your usual provider, so your care stays connected. You can expect respectful, personalized care. We listen, explain each step, and adjust the plan based on how your wound responds.

Your wound will be evaluated by our surgical providers along with wound-certified RN Angela Erland, who work together to understand the cause of the wound and tailor a healing approach specific to you. Treatment plans may include advanced therapies when appropriate, such as negative pressure wound therapy (wound vac placement) and, in some cases, the use of allografts to support healing. Our team adjusts care over time based on how your wound responds and stays connected with your primary provider throughout treatment.

Wounds We Treat

If you have any of the concerns below, we can help.

• Diabetic foot ulcers
• Lower leg ulcers
• Pressure ulcers
• Bone infection, also called osteomyelitis
• Gangrene
• Skin tears or cuts
• Radiation burns
• Infected wounds after surgery
• Slow-healing surgical wounds
• Compromised skin or muscle grafts or flaps
• Wounds older than 30 days that have not improved with prior treatment

What to Expect from Us

Your first visit starts with a conversation. We will ask about your wound, your health, your medicines, and what you are able to do at home.

We will examine the wound and may recommend tests. These tests can help us understand blood flow, oxygen in the tissue, and signs of infection. From the start, you will be fully included in your care plan. We will explain what we see and recommend next steps.

Care You May Receive

• Based on your wound and your needs, care may include:
• Wound cleaning and dressing changes
• Removing unhealthy tissue when needed, called debridement, to help healing
• Help choosing the right dressing for home, including how often to change it
• Support for pressure relief or foot protection, when a wound needs less weight on it
• Care coordination with your provider and other services, when needed

Care Between Visits

Many wounds need regular visits so we can track healing and adjust treatment. We will tell you what to watch for at home and how to care for your dressing. If you need help with supplies or home care support, let us know by calling the KVH Surgical Care Team at (509) 773-1057.