Together with associated support, monitoring, and control equipment, the chambers constitute a unique system capable of providing unusual environments with the potential to produce a wide range of barometric pressures while carefully controlling temperature and humidity. An important feature of this system is its capacity to accommodate 8 patients for hyperbaric therapy, including associated supportive and resuscitative equipment as well as one or more attendants. This is a spacious chamber, definitely not the small monoplace system used by other programs where only a single patient can be treated . Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a means of supplying additional oxygen to the body's tissues. The healing process and defenses against infection are often enhanced by increasing the amount of oxygen that reaches these tissues.
Hyperbaric oxygen is simply intermittent, high-dose oxygen inhalation therapy.
Although hyperbaric oxygen helps the healing process and combats infection, it is not a 'cure-all' and is given in conjunction with other treatments such as antibiotics and surgery. Medical problems treated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy include bone infections, bone and tissue damage resulting from radiation therapy, and compromised skin grafts. However, you will travel through several buildings and hallways and may want to bring a blanket. If you are coming from home or another hospital the patient coordinator will assist you by providing information on directions and parking. Materials not allowed inside the chamber.