
Aug 4, 2025
The Case For Mobile Wound Care: An Essential Component Of Chronic Wound Management
Mobile wound care is a critical yet often misunderstood part of chronic wound management, providing advanced treatment to patients who can't easily access traditional care. Far from being a fringe service, it’s a large and growing field—with nearly 30,000 clinicians billing for mobile wound services in 2023 alone—and plays a key role in addressing the rising burden of chronic wounds, especially in nursing homes. As wound severity increases, staffing shortages persist, and the population ages, mobile providers are filling care gaps through high-volume, high-quality services and innovative tools like AI-assisted telehealth and near-infrared spectroscopy. To ensure better outcomes and lower healthcare costs, policymakers and payers must recognize mobile wound care as an essential, professional solution—not a peripheral one.