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Chamber Tours
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). 
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:
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.
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.)
You may contact the SSS Network / Cozumel Facility via email, mail, and/or telephone/fax. Email: cozumel@sssnetwork.com
Phone:+52 (987) 872 1430 or 872 2387 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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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.
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.
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