Providers should either call 410-433-4300 or fax in a referral form. All calls are centralized to the main number and then you pick the location you would like to speak with.

Fax #: 410-832-3119

Referral forms can be found on our website. Click here to download the patient referral form.

A consult, chest X-ray and EKG within the past 30 days

HyperHeal nurses are RNs or LPNs registered with the Maryland Board of Nursing.  Each nurse has current BLS and ACLS training.  During each patient visit, the wound care nurse will:

1. Escort the patient from waiting room to exam room.
2. Position patient comfortably, and appropriately for proper examination of wound.
3. Obtain vital signs (and blood glucose level at first visit only).
4. Obtain/update medication list, medical history, surgical history, family history and social history.
5. Remove dressings from wounds and cleanse wounds.
6. Take pictures of wounds at the following intervals:
   1.  Initial visit, or new wounds
   2.  Wounds that have changed significantly from previous visit
   3.  Weekly if receiving Bioengineered Tissue grafts
   4.  Healed wound
7. Perform and document wound assessment. This includes location, size, margins, tissue type present, odor, drainage, infection.
8. Give report to physician.
9. Assist physician with procedures. This includes Sharp debridement, surgical procedures, Bioengineered Tissue grafting, local and topical anesthesia, wound cultures, tissue biopsies, and total contact casting.
10. Obtain orders for wound treatment from physician.
11. Perform ordered wound treatment.
12. Educate patient or caregiver on ordered wound treatment.
13. Ensure patient has appropriate supplies for ordered wound treatment, or order supplies for the patient.

Diagnostic Testing

During a patient’s course of treatment, many different tests may be ordered. These include:

• Blood work
• Wound culture
• Wound pathology or tissue biopsy
• Radiology (x-ray, CT scan, MRI)
• Vascular testing

Consultation

Wound care physicians may consult with other physicians or specialties during the healing process. Common consultation orders are:

• Plastic Surgery
• Vascular Surgery
• Infectious Disease
• Podiatry
• Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy