Wounds sometimes don’t heal well if the wound is so severe that oxygen-rich blood can’t reach the damaged tissue. Many injuries such as diabetic wounds, chronic osteomyelitis, or radiation damage can benefit from our hyperbaric chamber.

In a hyperbaric chamber, patients breathe high concentrations of oxygen—about 10 to 15 times more—which allows large amounts of oxygen to be dissolved into the blood and even directly into the tissues. The increased oxygen stimulates the healing process.

“Over the last ten years,” said Chip McRight, manager of the Wound Treatment Center, “incidence of chronic non-healing wounds has grown exponentially. Study after study has shown that hyperbaric chamber oxygen therapy (HBOT) plus a sound, hospital-based wound treatment program is effective treatment.”

For a patient in the chamber, the process is comfortable and there is no noticeable difference breathing the compressed oxygen. The patient may notice the change in pressure as it increases or decreases, but the sensation is similar to changing altitude in an airplane or driving a car through the mountains.

The Sherman and Sally Dugan Center for Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

Located at the Wound Treatment Center, this hyperbaric treatment center is named after local Farmington residents and benefactors Sherman and Sally Dugan.