Quote:
Originally Posted by kidspot
I'm surprised it's not at Maui Memorial.
|
I'm pretty sure that non-diver treatments, such a the treating of non-healing wounds that are common in diabetics, are much more common uses of hyperbaric oxygen treatment chambers than is treatment for DCS.
A lot of treatment and diagnostic centers are located outside of hospitals to reduce costs ---- dialysis centers, MRI and CAT scanners, ultrasound imaging, endoscopy, etc. For most HBO treatments as well as these other diagnostics and treatments, an outpatient clinic setting is appropriate and much less costly than being located within the hospital.
From rgbmatt's comments it sounds like Oahu has some HBO chambers that aren't really setup to handle DCS cases.