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We occasionally use HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) to treat patients with non-diving related ailments: burns, non-healing wounds, crush injuries, traumas, and carbon monoxide poisoning. Chamber Tours If you are visiting Nassau and The Bahamas and would like to tour our facility, you are welcome! Chamber tours are free, but we do ask that you contact us during normal business hours by phone to arrange an appropriate time when patient treatments are not being conducted. Professional Affiliations The SSS Network/Bahamas Chamber Facility is a referral center for diving emergencies in the area, and is part of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). We are also affiliated with the Diving Diseases Research Center (DDRC), the European Underwater and Baromedical Society (EUBS), the Bahamas Dive Association (BDA), and the International Divers Alert Network (IDAN) BDA: www.bahamasdiving.com We maintain our clinic on a 24 Hour Emergency Basis, with regularly scheduled daily hours. The SSS Network/Bahamas clinic is staffed with Certified Hyperbaric Physicians, Certified Diving Medical Technicians (DMT's), and Patient Tenders. The clinic is part of the international SSS Network, a global hyperbaric medicine provider, and is operated by the Bahamas Hyperbaric Center, Ltd. The company follows recognized treatment tables, mostly based on U.S. Navy protocols, the benchmark for Decompression Illness (DCI) treatment globally. These protocols are applied on the Physicians recommendation depending on the severity of symptoms. After the physician diagnoses and prescribes the adequate treatment, the Diving Medical Technician (DMT) takes over and instructs the patient and tender to get prepared to initiate treatment. The patient will be given one treatment, or a series of several treatments as the case may be, until all symptoms are completely resolved . Listed below are some of our Nassau key staff:
The Bahamas also has a population of Commercial Divers who use SCUBA and other diving systems to harvest conch, lobster, and fish. The SSS Network / Bahamas also has special programs in place to ensure that these divers are treated whenever there is an accident. In tandem with our local dive operators, and the SSS Network ACCESS PROGRAM, we work to provide the safest possible treatment in the case of a diving accident. These Dive Operators have made a strong commitment to diving safety in The Bahamas. The Dive Operators are listed below in alphabetical order.
Please ask the local manager for special programs designated for fishermen . They relate to education, evacuations, administrative matters and related services.
You may contact the SSS Network / Nassau Facility via email, mail, and/or telephone/fax. Email: nassau@sssnetwork.com
Phone/Fax: Tel: (242) 362 - 5765 Normal Clinic Hours are: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (U.S. Eastern Time, - 5 GMT), 7 Days a Week Bahamas 24 Hour Emergency Lines:
(242) 362 5765
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HISTORY
The
SSS Network/Bahamas Hyperbaric Facility is located
in the Lyford Cay section of New Providence Island
in The Bahamas. New Providence Island is also host
to the capital city of the Bahamas, Nassau, a short
drive from Lyford Cay. Our private chamber/clinic
facility is on the grounds of the Lyford Cay Hospital
and adjacent to the Bahamas Heart Institute. At our
unit we offer specialized medical care for commercial
and recreational SCUBA divers suffering from Decompression
Sickness (DCS) and Arterial Gas Embolism (AGE) and
practically all accidents derived from diving.
The
SSS Network/Bahamas Hyperbaric Center uses a Multiplace,
Multi-Lock Recompression Chamber, which is equipped to
accommodate up to two patients at the same time plus
a Patient Tender, who accompanies the patient for the
duration of the treatment.
The
Islands of The Bahamas are consistently ranked among the
top five SCUBA Diving destinations in the world. Their
coral reefs, pristine waters, and prolific marine life
are a natural magnet for recreational SCUBA divers. In addition it is the #1 destination for underwater filming to the motion picture industry, having left behind a myriad of wrecks including all of the James Bond artifacts.