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ABOUT OUR MHI PARTNER CHAMBERS
The Cozumel Hyperbaric Chamber and Clinic provides specialized medical care for commercial and recreational SCUBA divers suffering from Decompression Sickness (DCS) and Arterial Gas Embolism (AGE). Our clinic services also treat non-emergency ailments in divers (ear problems, fitness to dive physicals, and the like). We have also used HBOT (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy) to treat patients with non-diving related ailments: burns, non-healing wound care, crush injuries, traumas, and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Chamber Tours

If you are visiting Cozumel 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 to ensure there is no interference with patient treatments being conducted.

 

Professional Affiliations

The SSS Network / Cozumel Chamber Facility is an International Divers Alert Network (IDAN) Referral Center, part of the Undersea Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) and a member of the European Underwater and Baromedical Society (EUBS).

UHMS: www.uhms.org
EUBS: www.eubs.org

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OUR STAFF

The SSS Network / Cozumel Chamber Facility is staffed by a team of full time professionals trained in all areas of emergency and hyperbaric medicine. While each member of staff often performs a variety of duties, chief among them are Dive Medical Officers (DMO), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Diving Medical Technician (DMT), Chamber Operators, Chamber Technicians, and Patient Attendants. Patient Attendants "ride" in the chamber along with every patient, and are often cross trained with other emergency medicine specialties. Two of our full- time doctors are board certified as ENT, and Internal medicine, respectively.

Listed below are some of our Cozumel key staff:


Mr. Julio Torres, Operations Manager, EMT, DAN Instructor, & EFR Instructor

 

Mr. Ignacio Cureno, General Mgr.

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OUR CHAMBER & EQUIPMENT

The SSS Network/Cozumel Hyperbaric Facility uses a Multiplace (double lock) Recompression Chamber. It is equipped to accommodate up to three patients plus an inside attendant, who accompanies the patients for the duration of the treatment.

A "Multiplace" or "Double Lock" Chamber allows the chamber technician to transfer additional relief staff or physician, supplies, and any other necessities to and from the chamber without interrupting the treatment. The chamber may be pressurized to 50 meters or 165 feet (fsw), allowing us to provide any of the table options as outlined in the U.S. Navy treatment protocols, plus the mixed gas COMEX tables. Many chambers used worldwide today can only be pressurized to a maximum of 18 meters or 60 feet (fsw). While adequate for HBOT (chronic wound healing treatments), they are incapable of delivering the full range of available treatment protocols for all diving accidents. Multiplace and Double Lock chambers are much more expensive to operate, but we feel that the level of medical care delivered is worth the extra expense.

Additional Facilities

We also provide a wide range of emergency medical services at our facility. We have X-ray capability, an operating theater, hydro-therapy facilities, lab facilities, as well as a full complement of examination rooms and other diagnostic services.

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AFFILIATED DIVE OPERATORS

Diving is a relatively safe sport, however there is always the possibility of an emergency. Whether these emergencies evolve into a full-blown accident often depends on the immediate care the victim receives. All divers should be aware of the causes, signs and symptoms of potential diving accidents, and be prepared to deal with them. Ensuring dive buddies are properly trained in emergencies is just as important. Remember a little planning and education can save a life!

The establishment of a Recompression Chamber in a remote location (or at an underdeveloped infrastructure destination) is a serious undertaking. However, the ongoing, guaranteed operation of a recompression facility that is adequately staffed year-round is more than that: It is an enormous challenge! In a small community, where practically the only revenue treatments for the unit are diving-related, while at the same time the chamber staff is trying to create enough awareness to prevent accidents, the financial strain to remain viable is daunting. The few billings for medical procedures is not predictable, nor quantifiably enough to guarantee the clinic's continuity. Thus, through a combined effort of Medicina Hiperbarica Integral (MHI Cozumel) and the following dive operators, a program was devised to solve this challenge:

(The Dive Operators are listed below in alphabetical order.)

COZUMEL DIVE OPERATORS

 

 

 

 

 

ABC COZUMEL

www.cozumel-diving.net/luis

ALBATROS CHARTER

www.cozumelscuba.com

AQUA SAFARI

www.aquasafari.com

AQUA WORLD

www.aquaworld.com.mx

BLACK SHARK

www.blackshark.net

BLUE ANGEL

www.blueangel-scuba.com

BLUE BUBBLE DIVERS

www.bluebubble.com

BLUE NOTE

www.bluenote.com.mx

BOTTOM TIME DIVERS

www.bottomtimedivers.net

BUENA VENTURA

www.gocozumel.com/ventura

CABALLITO DEL CBE

www.seahorsecozumel.com

CARIBBEAN DIVERS

www.caribbeandiverscozumel.net

COZUMEL EQUALIZER

www.cozumelequalizers.com

COZUMEL SPORT

www.cozsports.tripod.com/sep4

DEEP BLUE

www.deepbluecozumel.com

DEL MAR AQUATICS

www.delmaraquatics.net

DIAMANTE

www.divepalancarcozumel.com

DIVE HOUSE

www.divehouse.com

DIVE PARADISE

www.diveparadise.com

DIVE WITH MARTIN

www.divewithmartin.com

DIVING ADVENTURES

www.divingadventures.net

DRESSEL DIVERS

www.dresseldivers.com

ECO DIVERS

www.cozumel-diving.net/ecodivers

EL DORADO

www.comcoz.com/eldoradohtml

FLASH ADVENTURES

canul82@todito.com

HERNAN BACELIS

hernanbacelis@hotmail.com

IXTABAY DIVERS

www.xtabaydivers.com

LA TORTUGA

scubatortuga@yahoo.com

MANTARAYA DIVERS

www.mantaraya.com

MARINA PLAYA MIA

betasail@hotmail.com

PELAGIC VENTURES

www.pelagicventuresr.com

COZUMEL CORONA

lin@prodigy.cozumel.com

PRO DIVE MEXICO

www.prodivemex.com

ROBERTA'S SCUBA

www.robertasdiveecocozumel.com

SAND DOLLAR SPORTS

www.sanddollarsports.com

SCUBA COZUMEL

www.scubaclubcozumel.com

SCUBA DU

www.scubadu.com

SCUBA GAMMA

www.scubagamma.com

SCUBA SHACK

www.robertasdiveecozumel.com

SEA SCUBA

www.islacozumel.net/divingseascuba

SEA URCHIN DIVE

www.seaurchindive.com

SNORKEL CENTER

snorkcen@prodigy.net.mx

STAFF DIVERS

www.scubastaffdivers.net

STUDIO BLUE

www.cozumel-diver.net

YUCATECH EXPEDITIONS

www.yucatech.net

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CONTACT US

You may contact the SSS Network / Cozumel Facility via email, mail, and/or telephone/fax.

Email: cozumel@sssnetwork.com


Mailing Address:
SSS NETWORK / Cozumel
Medicina Hiperbarica Integral
Calle 5 Sur # 21-B Cozumel
Centro QR 77600, Mexico

Phone:+52 (987) 872 1430 or 872 2387
Fax: +52 (987) 872 1848

Normal Clinic Hours are: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM (U.S. Central Time, - 6 GMT)

Cozumel 24 Hour Emergency Phone: (987) 103-5524

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