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OUR HISTORY
Originally deployed in 1991, this facility was not primarily used by recreational divers. While Cancun Hyperbaric Chamber is capable of treating a wide range of hyperbaric injuries, our primary patient base is the commercial lobster fishing industry in Isla Mujeres, a small island just off the coast. Mexican divers using "Hookah" rigs (a modified type of SCUBA system) routinely dive deeper and longer than recreational divers in search of lobster. Hence there is a greater propensity for Decompression Sickness (DCS) and Air Gas Embolism (AGE) in this population.

We also support our local recreational SCUBA DIVING community and DIVE OPERATORS to help provide safe diving practices and emergency care in the case of an accident.

In 1999, the SSS Network / Cancun facility started providing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) for other kinds of illnesses such as diabetes, gangrene, burn victims, wound healing, and other illnesses known to respond to HBO Treatment. Our HBO Therapy Services have been well received in the local community as patients no longer need to travel to Mexico City (1000 miles) for treatment. Together with our subsidized pricing policy for needy people seeking HBO, this greatly decreases the cost to our patients and delivers HBOT to a population that would otherwise not have access to it.

Our chamber is adjacent to a full fledged hospital with ICU, a 24hr. ER, and a range of specialists. We can be found by taking the R-1 bus from the hotel strip to downtown. Get off at the City Hall bus stop. Cross Tulum Ave (the main one) and take the street where “Ultra Femme Perfumery” is located at the corner. Follow the street to the signs of TOTAL ASSIST HOSPITAL, you’ll find our entrance just beyond the building's ambulance emergency entrance.

Chamber Tours

If you are visiting Cancun and would like to tour our facility, you are more than 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 any patient treatments being conducted.

ABOUT US/COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Isla Mujeres is a major area of Lobster fishing. The 4 fishing co-operatives here have in total 300 Fisherman / Divers. The Lobster season starts in July and finishes in February. On average we treat about 40 fishermen per season for DCS. Many of the fishermen lack medical insurance, and we work closely with this community to make sure that no diver is left untreated.

We also work to educate the fishing population on safe diving practices in an ongoing effort to decrease the number and severity of accidents.

Professional Affiliations

The SSS Network / Cancun 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

We maintain our clinic on a 24 Hour Emergency Basis, with regularly scheduled hours of 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Monday thru Saturday. Our staff includes one full time MD and one full time chamber tender and one full time operator. In addition, we have four Chamber Technicians and Operators standing by on an "on call" basis, on retainer. All staff are trained by accredited international associations in hyperbaric medicine.

Listed below are some of our Cancun Key Staff:

Dr. Garcia Torres, Physician and Manager

Hector Luviano, EMT – Assistant Manager

Pedro May, EMT - Technician

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