All patients who are candidates for HBO are seen by a hyperbaric unit physician upon referral from their attending physician.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is offered as a referral and consultation service only. To refer a patient for evaluation during our normal working hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., call:

Routine referrals - (780) 930-5768

Emergency - (780) 930-5627

HBO Unit - (780) 930-5537

Where hyperbaric oxygen therapy is considered appropriate, a treatment protocol and schedule will be established, and the hyperbaric consultants recommendations will be communicated to the referring physician. The referring/primary care physician will remain responsible for the patient’s general medical management and will be updated from a hyperbaric perspective, as appropriate, by the H.B.O. team. Out-of-town patients may be referred to an appropriate local physician at the discretion of the referring physician. Patients with chronic conditions such as osteoradionecrosis and other wound healing conditions account for the majority of patients being treated at this facility. These patients are typically ambulatory, but have conditions that require a 4 - 8 week treatment period. These patients account for 80 - 90% of H.B.O. chamber utilization.

In distinction to the chronic conditions, the acute conditions require a small number of H.B.O. treatments (usually between 1 - 5 treatments). Patients with acute life threatening conditions, requiring critical care support should be directly referred to the On Call physician in the Emergency department.