the present invention is directed to a hemostatic composite structure having a bioabsorbable fabric or non - woven substrate having at least two major oppositely facing surface areas and a continuous non - porous polymer - based film that is laminated on one major surface of said substrate . the bioabsorbable fabric substrate can be an oxidized polysaccharide and / or the non - woven substrate can be made from bioabsorbable , non - cellulosic derived polymers . the continuous non - porous polymer based film can be a bioabsorbable polymer . the present invention also relates to a method for providing hemostasis by applying a composite structure described herein onto a wound site in need of a hemostatic device wherein a major surface of the substrate without the film layer is applied onto the wound site .