Treatment and Healing

Wound Care / Nursing Procedures

The Dryden Area Family Health Team's Registered Practical Nurses provide wound care at our facility. Our services are based on recommendations, follow-up, and teaching. Access to our wound care clinic is by referral and physician's orders.

We offer wound treatment of venous/arterial disease, compression treatment, pressure ulcers, post-op wound infections, wound care following an excision or punch biopsy, suture and staple removal following a procedure, as well as wound care education/teaching to our patients to support self-care and dressing changes at home as appropriate.

​Other services provided by our Registered Practical Nurses include INR service, ear syringing, injections, immunizations, patient's vitals, height/weight measurements, blood pressure, as well as communication of test results and/or other medical information to patients.