Slark Hyperbaric Unit

Address

91 Calliope Rd
Devonport
Auckland

Contact

Diving Emergency Service (DES)
Ph 0800 4 DES 111 (0800 4337111)
24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Elective Services: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm

Slark Hyperbaric Unit Services

• Hyperbaric recompression (Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT)) to people with the below acute and elective conditions as well as providing transcutaneous studies as a supporting service

Acute conditions

• Decompression illness (DCI) 
• Arterial gas embolism (AGE)
• Air or gas embolism
• Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning
• Sudden acute hearing loss

Elective conditions

• Clostridial myositis & myonecrosis (gas gangrene)
• Crush injuries
• Enhancement of healing in selected problem wounds
• Exceptional blood loss - anaemia
• Intracranial abscess
• Necrotising soft tissue infections
• Refractory osteomyelitis
• Hyperbaric treatment for complications of radiation therapy
• Skin grafts and flaps (compromised)
• Thermal burns

The Chamber

• The Slark Hyperbaric Chamber utilises compressed air to pressurise the patient's environment to the equivalent pressure they would experience while diving underwater at depths

Visiting hours

• Visiting hours are between 8.00am - 4.00pm by appointment only
  (this is due to possible treatments being conducted during these hours)
  
  Contact the Slark Hyperbaric Unit on (09) 487 2212 or (09) 487 2213

Parking

• There is limited parking available