Wound care at Dolphin Pointe is not a nurse changing a bandage once a day. It’s a physician-led clinical program where a team of trained professionals evaluates each wound, identifies the barriers to healing, and applies a treatment protocol designed to close it in the shortest time possible. We treat surgical wounds that haven’t closed after discharge, pressure injuries from prolonged bed rest or wheelchair use, diabetic foot and leg ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, and wounds complicated by infection or poor circulation. Our team collaborates on the right wound bed surfaces, performs nutritional reviews to support healing from the inside, analyzes positioning and seating to prevent reinjury, and uses advanced treatment techniques including MIST ultrasound therapy to accelerate the healing process. Because we’re inside a full rehabilitation center with 24-hour skilled nursing, wound care patients receive daily monitoring and dressing changes — not twice-weekly home health visits that leave gaps between assessments.

Our wound care program starts with a full assessment: wound type, size, depth, tissue condition, infection status, blood flow to the area, and the patient’s overall nutritional and medical status. Many chronic wounds fail to heal because the underlying cause hasn’t been addressed — poor nutrition starves the tissue of what it needs to regenerate, pressure keeps being applied to the same area, blood sugar swings in diabetic patients undermine the body’s healing response, or a wound bed infection is preventing new tissue growth. Our team addresses all of these factors together. We use specialized dressings matched to the wound stage — moisture-retentive dressings for granulating wounds, antimicrobial dressings for infected wounds, and offloading devices for pressure-related injuries. Our nursing staff changes dressings daily and tracks wound measurements at each change, so we catch stalls or regressions early and adjust the protocol immediately.

For wounds that need additional intervention, we use MIST therapy — a non-contact, low-frequency ultrasound treatment that delivers energy through a sterile saline mist directly to the wound bed. MIST therapy promotes blood flow to the wound, reduces bacterial load, and stimulates the cellular activity that drives new tissue growth. It’s especially effective for chronic wounds that have stalled — wounds that stopped progressing despite standard dressing protocols. Our specially trained staff administers MIST treatments as part of the overall wound care plan, not as a standalone service. We also coordinate with our physical therapy and occupational therapy teams for patients whose wounds are connected to mobility issues — because a patient who can’t reposition themselves independently is a patient whose pressure injury will keep coming back. Patients from Arlington, University Park, Fairways Forest, and across Jacksonville are referred to our wound care program by surgeons, primary care physicians, and hospital discharge teams when outpatient wound management hasn’t been enough.

Chronic wounds are one of the most common reasons for hospital readmission in older adults in Duval County. A patient goes home after surgery with an incision that should close in two weeks. Six weeks later, it’s still open and now it’s infected. A diabetic patient develops a foot ulcer that home health visits treat with basic dressing changes, but the wound won’t close because blood sugar is unstable and the patient isn’t getting daily monitoring. A bedridden patient develops a pressure injury that worsens between home health visits because no one is repositioning them frequently enough. Each of these scenarios leads to an ER visit, a hospital admission, and a restart of the cycle. Wound care at a residential facility with daily nursing breaks that cycle by providing the monitoring, nutrition support, and treatment frequency that home-based care can’t match.

Jacksonville’s warm, humid climate also affects wound healing. High humidity increases the risk of wound bed infection — bacteria thrive in warm, moist environments. Patients with wounds on the lower legs and feet face additional challenges from Florida’s heat, which can increase swelling and compromise circulation to the wound. Our climate-controlled facility removes those environmental variables from the equation. Our medication management program keeps diabetic patients’ blood sugar controlled — a factor that directly affects wound healing speed. Our nutritional team reviews every wound care patient’s diet and supplements to make sure the body has the protein, vitamins, and calories it needs to build new tissue. Families from Colony Cove, Springfield, Mandarin, San Marco, and across Duval County choose Dolphin Pointe for wound care because the daily clinical access and multi-factor approach produce results that home health visits alone haven’t achieved.

1. Referral and wound assessment. Your physician, surgeon, or hospital discharge team sends a referral. Our wound care team performs a full assessment — wound type, size, depth, infection status, circulation, nutritional status, and medication review. We photograph and measure the wound to establish a baseline for tracking progress.

2. Individualized treatment protocol. Based on the assessment, our team selects the dressing type, treatment frequency, and any advanced interventions (MIST therapy, antimicrobial protocols, offloading devices) appropriate for your wound. If nutritional deficits are identified, our dietary team adjusts your meal plan to support healing. If blood sugar management is a factor, our nursing team tightens monitoring.

3. Daily monitoring and dressing changes. Our nursing staff assesses your wound and changes dressings daily — measuring progress, watching for signs of infection, and adjusting the protocol when the wound responds or stalls. MIST therapy sessions are scheduled as part of the treatment plan when indicated. Your physician receives regular updates on wound status.

4. Healing milestones and discharge. We track wound measurements at every dressing change. When the wound has closed or reached a stable, manageable state, our team coordinates discharge with wound care instructions for home, follow-up appointments with your physician, and any equipment or supplies you’ll need. If the wound requires ongoing management, we set up a plan before you leave.

Wound care services are part of our inpatient rehabilitation program at Dolphin Pointe Health Care. We also offer cardiac recovery, stroke recovery, and post-surgery recovery as part of our full rehabilitation center in Jacksonville, FL.

If you or a family member has a wound that home health care hasn’t been able to close — a surgical incision, a pressure injury, a diabetic ulcer, or a chronic venous wound — our physician-led wound care team can help. Daily monitoring, advanced treatment protocols, and the clinical depth of a full skilled nursing facility produce results that twice-weekly home visits can’t match. Call 904-914-8801. We serve patients and families from Arlington, University Park, Springfield, San Marco, Riverside, Mandarin, Orange Park, Regency, Downtown Jacksonville, and the Beaches communities.

Dolphin Pointe Health Care
5355 Dolphin Point Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32211
Phone: 904-914-8801
Open 24 Hours