Patients who need advanced wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) care can trust the specialized services and skilled team at The Valley Hospital’s Wound, Ostomy & Continence Center. With more than 30 years of experience in wound treatment, ostomy care, and skin care for incontinence, the center offers a wide range of treatments to promote healing.
Valley’s Wound, Ostomy & Continence Center provides inpatient and outpatient services for adults, children, and infants. Patients need a physician’s referral to initiate care.
The Valley Approach to Wound Care
Convenience and compassionate care are hallmarks of Valley’s WOC program. The center is located on the first floor of the Valley Health System - Ridgewood Campus, just off the main lobby, making access significantly easier for patients who find mobility uncomfortable and strenuous.
Our wound care team is led by registered nurses who hold national board certification in wound, ostomy, and continence nursing (WOCN), as well as two advanced-practice nurses.
Our center is the only nurse-run wound care, ostomy, and continence outpatient facility in northern New Jersey. We work directly with each referring physician to establish a plan of care, and we provide end-of-care reports to each referring physician. We also use a specialized electronic medical record system called WoundExpert, which has more than 100 nationwide participants.
Conditions Treated
- Chronic wounds
- Burns
- Diabetic ulcers
- Pressure ulcers
- Lower extremity ulcers (leg/foot)
- Ostomies
- Incontinence
Services Offered
Wound Care
- Surgical care
- Ultrasound debridement (removal of dead, damaged, or infected tissue)
- Ankle brachial index (ABI) evaluation
- Negative pressure wound therapy
Ostomy Management
- Pre-operative education and instruction
- Pre-operative stoma site marking
- Stoma recalibration
- Prevention and management of ostomy complications
- Pouching systems/procedures
- Education
- Support group referrals
Incontinence-Related Skin Care
- Treatment of skin problems related to incontinence
- Containment devices
- Skin care / protective products
