Mobile wound care close to home in Overland
Overland lies in north-central St. Louis County, between Interstate 170 and Interstate 270, with Page Avenue, Lackland Road and Woodson Road as its main streets. It is a city of modest, well-kept houses, small apartment buildings and neighborhood shops, where plenty of older residents have lived for most of their adult lives. Hospitals lie in three directions, none of them in town. When walking is painful or a wound needs frequent attention, getting to those appointments falls on family. Visits at home or in a facility lighten that load.
The typical Overland home is a small bungalow or ranch house, often on one level with a few steps up to the porch. There are also duplexes and apartment complexes, and the surrounding communities have senior apartments, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing facilities. Gateway arranges visits with partner clinicians across all of them. In a private home we plan around the patient and the caregiver’s work hours where we can. In a facility we coordinate directly with the nurses who carry out the clinician’s orders.
The main guide to mobile wound care in St. Louis explains who it helps and how visits are arranged.
To compare options before you call, read our guide to St. Louis wound care, which covers clinics, home visits and facility care for Overland and nearby communities.
Home visits in Overland
A home visit in Overland starts with one phone call. You tell us where the person lives, what kind of wound it is and who is already involved, such as a surgeon, a primary care office or a home health agency. Gateway then confirms whether a partner clinician is available for that address, asks for recent records and sets a visit time with you. Before the visit we explain what to have ready, including the current dressings and a medication list. Afterward, the clinician’s orders go to whoever is carrying them out, and the next visit goes on the calendar.
Skilled nursing, assisted living and rehabilitation
The visit only helps if the nurse on the next shift knows what changed. For residents of skilled nursing, assisted living and rehabilitation settings in Overland, the treating clinician’s findings and orders are handed to facility nursing in writing after each visit: what was seen, the measurements, the dressing plan and what should prompt a call. The facility enters the orders in its own record and carries out the daily care. Gateway chases the loose ends, such as a supply that has not arrived, an order that needs clarifying or a consult the clinician requested. The resident’s attending physician is kept informed and remains responsible for overall medical care.
Wounds you can call about
Different wounds call for different plans. A leg ulcer caused by vein problems is managed differently from a pressure injury or a diabetic foot ulcer, which is why the type of wound matters so much. Gateway helps arrange care in Overland for the conditions below.
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous leg ulcers
- Pressure injuries and bed sores
- Arterial and mixed wounds
- Non-healing wounds
- Post-surgical wounds
- Reopened (dehisced) surgical wounds
- Surgical site infections
- Skin tears and traumatic wounds
- Wounds with lymphedema
- Skin graft aftercare
- Wound VAC (NPWT) follow-up
See every wound condition and all wound care services.
Hospitals and discharge planning near Overland
Depending on the doctor and the problem, people in Overland end up at SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton, Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur or Barnes-Jewish Hospital in the city. Gateway is a separate company with no affiliation to those hospitals. For families, the days after a discharge are the time to call us about wound checks or primary care follow-up at home. For discharge planners, a referral by phone or by fax to 314-786-7966 starts the process, and we gather the records the treating clinician needs.
Nearby hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living
People in Overland often know these places by name. The list is drawn from public directories so you can get your bearings.
- Hospitals nearby: SSM Health DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton; Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur; Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Skilled nursing and rehabilitation nearby: Bentley's Extended Care (Overland 63114); St. John's Place (St. Louis 63114); Florissant Valley Health & Rehabilitation Center (Florissant 63031); St. Sophia Health & Rehabilitation Center (Florissant 63031)
- Assisted living and memory care nearby: The Gables at Brady Circle (St. Louis 63114); Dolan Memory Care at Mason Manor (St. Louis 63141); Fields of Florissant (Florissant 63033)
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) and the Missouri DHSS long-term care directory.
Primary care alongside wound care
Already have a primary care doctor you like? Keep them. Wound care arranged through Gateway in Overland does not replace your regular office. With your permission, we send the wound clinician’s visit notes and any order changes to that office and ask it for your recent labs and history. If you have no primary care clinician, or can no longer get to the one you have, tell us when you call. Arranging primary care at home is something we can look into for you.
Getting care in Overland
To arrange care in Overland, start with the basics: the address, the 63114 ZIP code, a phone number and the care setting. A list of current medications and the name of the last hospital or doctor seen help the treating clinician prepare. Overland’s position between two interstates makes it straightforward to reach, but we confirm availability for each location and do not promise timing. Gateway also arranges care in University City, Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, Creve Coeur and North County.
Visits are confirmed by location and care setting, so call 314-325-0126 with your ZIP code to ask about your address.
The first thing we ask is where the patient lives, because visit availability depends on the location and the care setting. A private home in Overland, an assisted living apartment and a skilled nursing room are each scheduled differently. After that, we ask about the wound in plain terms: where it is, how long it has been there and who has been caring for it. Then come coverage questions and records. We will not quote a visit date on the first call unless we can confirm it. To begin, call 314-325-0126.
- County: St. Louis County, Missouri
- ZIP codes: 63114
- Care settings: Private homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation
Nearby: University City, Maryland Heights, Bridgeton, Creve Coeur, North County
Coverage questions
A wound care plan can involve more than one bill. The clinician’s visit, the dressings and supplies, home health nursing and any equipment may each come from a different provider or supplier, each with its own coverage rules. That is why Gateway asks about insurance early, for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial plans alike. We help track what each party needs, such as an order, a form or a prior authorization. Questions about what you will owe are answered by the treating provider and your plan, and you can ask before the first visit.
Common questions
I work during the day. Can visits for my mother in Overland be planned around my schedule?
Tell us your work hours and whether you need to be present. We pass that along when scheduling with the partner clinician and try to find a time that works. We cannot promise a specific day or hour, since availability depends on location and the clinician’s schedule. If you cannot be there, we can arrange a phone update afterward with your mother’s permission.
Does Gateway arrange care in the small cities next to Overland?
Yes, you can ask about any nearby address. Overland is surrounded by small municipalities and unincorporated pockets, and the boundaries are hard to tell apart from the street. Gateway arranges care across this part of St. Louis County, including Bridgeton, Maryland Heights, University City and North County. Give us the address and we will check availability.
Will the clinician who visits in Overland talk to my regular doctor?
Keeping the regular doctor informed is part of Gateway’s job. Give us the doctor’s name and office when you call. After a visit, the treating clinician’s notes and any new orders can be sent to that office with your permission, and questions from the office are passed back. You should not have to carry messages between them.
Can wound supplies be sent to my home in Overland?
Supplies are ordered by the treating clinician based on the wound. Gateway coordinates those supply orders and follows up on them. What is provided, and how it is paid for, depends on the clinician’s orders and your insurance plan. Tell us if supplies are running low or the wrong items arrive so we can sort it out before the next visit.
Can a wound care clinician come to a private home in Overland?
Yes. Gateway arranges visits from partner clinicians to houses, apartments, condos and senior apartments in Overland. The clinician assesses the wound where the person lives and leaves orders for the care between visits. Whether a home visit can be set up depends on the exact address, the care needed and the treating provider, so we confirm it when you call 314-325-0126.
Which areas near Overland does Gateway also cover?
Gateway arranges care across Greater St. Louis in Missouri and the Metro East in Illinois, so many communities around Overland are within the area we work in. Availability is still confirmed address by address and by care setting. If a patient is moving, for example from a home in one town to a facility in the next, tell us the new location and we will check what can continue there.
General information to help you talk with your own clinician. It is not medical advice, and the treating clinician makes every clinical decision. For a medical emergency, call 911.