Amy L. Couch MD, Mercy Hyperbaric & Wound Care
Amy L. Couch MD
Medical Director
Mercy Hyperbaric & Wound Care

Dr. Amy Couch is a board-certified family medicine physician specializing in wound care and hyperbaric medicine. She earned her medical degree through the six-year BA/MD program at the University of Missouri–Kansas City, graduating Summa Cum Laude and inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She did an internship in obstetrics and gynecologic surgery, followed by family medicine residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where she served as chief resident. After a decade in urgent care at Mercy Clinic, where she served as medical director, Dr. Couch shifted her clinical focus to advanced wound care. She currently serves as Medical Director of Mercy South Hyperbaric & Wound Center and Mercy Washington Wound Center, leading limb preservation efforts. Dr. Couch employs a multidisciplinary, holistic model of care, integrating evidence-based research and emerging technologies to deliver comprehensive, individualized, patient-centered treatment. Her clinical interests include complex wound care, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and limb preservation, supported by a strong commitment to research, clinical leadership, education, and innovation