Mobile wound care and wound care at home in Fairview Heights.

Mobile wound care close to home in Fairview Heights

Interstate 64 and Illinois Route 159 cross in Fairview Heights, with Belleville to the south, O’Fallon to the east and Collinsville to the north. The Metro East knows the city for shopping, but behind the retail corridors it is a place of residential streets where people have lived for a long time. Traffic around the interchange is heavy, and a simple errand can take a while. When the errand is a wound check or a follow-up appointment for someone who moves slowly or tires quickly, having care arranged at home or in a facility makes a real difference.

Much of Fairview Heights is made up of ranch and split-level houses in established subdivisions, with apartment and condominium complexes near the main roads. Senior apartments, assisted living and nursing care are found in and around the city as well. Gateway arranges visits with partner clinicians in any of these places. For an apartment, we ask about building entry and parking so the visiting clinician can reach the door. For a facility, we coordinate with the nurse on duty about timing and the resident’s records.

Gateway arranges the same kind of visit across the region. Read more about mobile wound care in St. Louis.

Families in Fairview Heights can also start with the overview of wound care in St. Louis, from wound types to what to expect at the first visit.

Home visits in Fairview Heights

Living alone with a wound in Fairview Heights raises practical questions. Who looks at a spot you cannot see, such as a heel or the back of a leg? Who notices when it changes? Home visits arranged through Gateway put a clinician’s eyes on the wound at intervals the clinician sets, and they give you someone to call in between. The same visits can be arranged in independent senior apartments, where no nursing staff is on site. If the treating clinician decides you need help with dressing changes, a home health referral can be requested. When a test has to happen in an office, we help arrange the appointment and the ride.

For residents of senior living and nursing facilities

Rehabilitation stays are short and busy, and a wound can get lost between therapy sessions. For patients in rehabilitation centers in Fairview Heights, Gateway arranges wound visits around the therapy schedule, so the clinician can see the wound without costing the patient a session. The other priority is the next move. Before discharge, we ask where the patient is going, who will do dressing changes there and whether supplies and orders are in place. If follow-up at home or in a long-term care setting is wanted, it can be requested before the patient leaves, so the plan started in rehab continues with the same information.

Wounds you can call about

Not sure which of these describes the wound you are worried about? Sorting that out is the treating clinician’s job, not yours. The list shows the range of wound conditions Gateway helps people in Fairview Heights arrange care for, from pressure injuries to wounds that follow surgery.

• Diabetic foot ulcer care in Fairview Heights
• Venous leg ulcer care in Fairview Heights
• Pressure injury and bed sore care in Fairview Heights
• Arterial and mixed wound care in Fairview Heights
• Non-healing wound care in Fairview Heights
• Post-surgical wound care in Fairview Heights
• Care for a reopened surgical wound in Fairview Heights
• Wound follow-up after a surgical site infection in Fairview Heights
• Skin tear and traumatic wound care in Fairview Heights
• Wound care with lymphedema in Fairview Heights
• Skin graft and donor-site aftercare in Fairview Heights
• Wound VAC and NPWT follow-up in Fairview Heights

See every wound condition and all wound care services.

Hospitals and discharge planning near Fairview Heights

People in Fairview Heights have three hospitals within a short drive: HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in O’Fallon, Illinois, Memorial Hospital Shiloh and Memorial Hospital Belleville. Gateway has no affiliation with them. If you are a family member, you can call while your relative is still admitted and tell us the planned discharge date and destination. If you are a discharge planner, a phone call or fax starts the referral. From there, Gateway requests the discharge instructions, shares them with the treating clinician and arranges follow-up for wound care, primary care or both.

Hospitals and senior care near Fairview Heights

Nearby facilities for Fairview Heights, taken from public directories, are listed here as a reference.

• Hospitals nearby: HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital in O'Fallon, Illinois; Memorial Hospital Belleville; Memorial Hospital Shiloh
• Skilled nursing and rehabilitation nearby: Evercare of Collinsville (Collinsville 62234); Memorial Care Center (Belleville 62226); Helia Southbelt Healthcare (Belleville 62220); Nexus Pavilion at Belleville (Belleville 62226)

Gateway is not affiliated with any facility listed here, and a listing does not mean a partnership or referral relationship. If the patient lives in one of them, tell us its name when you call so we can contact the right nurse or front desk.

Sources: Medicare Care Compare nursing home data (CMS).

Primary care alongside wound care

Closing a wound is one goal. Keeping the next one from opening is another, and that work belongs largely to primary care. Regular skin and foot checks, attention to swelling and blood sugar, and a plan for staying mobile all lower the chance that a healed wound comes back. For patients in Fairview Heights, Gateway can arrange for primary care follow-up to continue after wound visits end, so a clinician is still watching the things that led to the wound.

Primary care at home in Fairview Heights →

Getting care in Fairview Heights

For a Fairview Heights request, it helps to have the street address and unit number, the ZIP code (62208), any gate or entry instructions, the patient’s insurance card and a list of current medications. Gateway also arranges care in O’Fallon, Belleville, Collinsville and the rest of St. Clair County, which is useful when family members live in different towns. Scheduling depends on the care setting and location, and we confirm availability before setting a visit.

Visits are confirmed by location and care setting, so call 314-325-0126 with your ZIP code to ask about your address.

After you call 314-325-0126, three things happen before anyone visits.

1. Gateway confirms whether a partner clinician covers the address in Fairview Heights and the type of setting.
2. We ask about insurance and pass coverage questions to the treating provider, since participation and benefits vary by plan.
3. With your permission, we request recent records, such as hospital notes, wound orders and a medication list.

Then we call you to set the visit and explain how to prepare for the first visit. If something holds things up, such as a missing record or a plan requirement, we tell you what it is.

• County: St. Clair County, Illinois
• ZIP codes: 62208
• Care settings: Private homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation

Nearby: O'Fallon, Illinois, Belleville, Illinois, Collinsville, St. Clair County, Illinois

Coverage questions

Medicaid questions need a little extra detail because the region spans two states. Missouri’s program (MO HealthNet) and Illinois Medicaid are separate, each with its own plans and rules, and coverage from one state generally does not carry over to the other. Tell us which state issued the coverage, the plan name on the card and whether the patient also has Medicare. The treating provider’s participation and the benefits for the care needed are then checked for that specific plan. Our guide to Medicaid and wound care lists what to ask. Gateway does not decide coverage.

Common questions