What is Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)

Your body's tissues need an adequate supply of oxygen to function. When tissue is injured, it requires even more oxygen to survive. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy increases the amount of oxygen your blood can carry. With repeated scheduled treatments, the temporary extra high oxygen levels encourage normal tissue oxygen levels, even after the therapy is completed.
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is used to treat several medical conditions. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may help if you if you have one of the following conditions:
  • Severe anemia
  • Brain abscess
  • Bubbles of air in your blood vessels (arterial gas embolism)
  • Burns
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning
  • Crushing injury
  • Deafness, sudden
  • Decompression sickness
  • Gangrene
  • Infection of skin or bone that causes tissue death
  • Non Healing wounds, such as a diabetic foot ulcer
  • Radiation injury
  • Skin graft or skin flap at risk of tissue death
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Vision loss, sudden and painless
Whether you're in an individual or multi-person environment for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the benefits are the same. During therapy, the air pressure in the room is about two to three times the normal air pressure. In order to benefit from hyperbaric oxygen therapy, you'll likely need more than one session. The number of sessions is dependent upon your medical condition. Some conditions, such as carbon monoxide poisoning, might be treated in three visits. Others, such as non-healing wounds, may require 40 treatments or more.
To effectively treat approved medical conditions, hyperbaric oxygen therapy is usually part of a comprehensive treatment plan provided with other therapies and drugs that are designed to fit your individual needs.

RFH HBOT Chamber

In March 2022 RFH commissioned an HBOT Chamber in our Health and Wellness Center.  By having a HBOT chamber physically located at our Headquarters veterans being served need not travel hours and can sit in the chamber for a morning and evening session without impacting their employment.

HBOT Chamber Capabilities:
  • Length 84 inches
  • Diameter 30 inches
  • Pressure 1.5 ATA
  • Wheels: Yes, allows for ease of movement around the home /office
  • Timer: Allows incremental auto controlled session time up to 2 hours.
  • Material: 2mm thick 304 Grade Stainless Steel.
  • Window: 6mm thick Polycarbonate mounted on heavy steel rods with ball-bearing rollers.
  • Emergency pressure relief valve.
  • Interior Lighting.
  • Emergency door release.
  • Allows for one-person operation. 
  • Certification: CE, ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO13485

Please consider helping us fund this program by earmarking your donation "HBOT" and provide a life saving opportunity to a veteran in need!