Health NewsSleepy Hollow News Phelps Touts Big Box Hyperbaric Chamber Published 1 month ago1m ago • Bookmarks: 171 August 29, 2024 County Executive and Congressional candidate George Latimer got a tour this week of Phelps Hospital’s hyperbaric chamber, the largest of its kind in the northeastern U.S. At 28 feet long and 9 feet wide, the chamber is spacious enough to accommodate 12 adults and 3 hyperbaric team members during each treatment. More comfortable than single-person chambers, the Phelps chamber allows physicians to remain inside the chamber with patients throughout treatment. Its double-lock system, two chambers connected that can compress independently, enables separate entrance to the main chamber, allowing healthcare professionals to enter and exit without interrupting the ongoing treatment. Hyperbaric medicine and hyperbaric oxygen treatment are used to treat carbon monoxide poisoning, crush injuries, peripheral vascular ischemia, chronic non-healing wounds, radiation injuries, skin grafts and flaps that are failing despite traditional treatments, decompression sickness in scuba divers, and sudden sensorineural hearing loss, among others.Support our Sponsors The tour was led by Owen J. O’Neill, MD, MPH, Medical Director of the Division of Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine at Phelps. Photo: (L to R) Dr. Sherlita Amler, Westchester County Commissioner of Health (seated), John Sullivan, Manager, hyperbaric services safety, Beata Mastalerz, DNP, RN, executive director at Phelps Hospital, George Latimer and Dr. O’Neill Read or leave a comment on this story...Support our Sponsors Community NewsGovernment & PoliticsTarrytown NewsTop News An Invitation to Tarrytown Voters to Participate in an Election Year Focus Group September 10, 2024 The Hudson Independent is planning to convene a focus group of registered Tarrytown voters who could meet at a mutually convenient date and... Read More Community NewsEnvironmental NewsIrvington News Local Land Trust Honors “Open Space Heroes” October 7, 2024 By Barrett Seaman-- On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, dozens of environmental activists from Irvington and surrounding villages gathered at the... Read More Arts & EntertainmentLifestyles Crepuscular October 7, 2024 CREPUSCULAR: Going out on a liminal By Krista Madsen– Ever since Flannery O’Connor packed so much meaning onto the toilet stall in... Read More Arts & EntertainmentCommunity NewsIrvington News The Irvington Theater Is Back In Business October 5, 2024 By Shana Liebman-- After nearly five years, the 122-year-old Irvington Theater will reopen this fall. It’s a momentous occasion that... Read More Community NewsSleepy Hollow News Sleepy Hollow Street Fair Draws Masses October 5, 2024 By Barrett Seaman— Midday traffic to the east was backed up to the Saw Mill River Parkway; to the south,... Read More Health News Support-A-Walk to Celebrate 30th Anniversary Sunday October 4, 2024 By Rick Pezzullo--- For the last 30 years, Support Connection has offered free and confidential emotional, social and educational support... Read More School NewsTop News Local School Districts Fare Well in Nationwide Ranking October 3, 2024 By Rick Pezzullo--- Five local school districts all earned high marks in a recent national ranking that reviewed districts in... Read More Historic RivertownsSleepy Hollow News Tarrytown Lighthouse Open for Free Tours October 1, 2024 By Rick Pezzullo--- For the first time since 2020, the historic Tarrytown Lighthouse in Sleepy Hollow will be open for... Read More Arts & EntertainmentHastings-on-Hudson TB Ward’s ‘Professional Human’ Introspective Hybrid Art/Music Show Debuts at UpStream Gallery in Hastings October 1, 2024 By W.B. King-- Twenty years ago, while living in Brooklyn, artist and musician TB Ward and his wife, Ruth, were... Read More Community News Re-Learning The Driver Safety Checklist September 30, 2024 It should be part of every driver’s routine: adjust the side and rear-view mirrors; move the seat to allow your... Read More Arts & EntertainmentLifestyles Howling Fantods September 30, 2024 HOWLING FANTODS: A compendium of irritable unrest By Krista Madsen– Some people get a lyric stuck in their head, me, I get... Read More 171 recommendedShareShareTweetShareCopy linkEmailPrint