Samaritan Wound, Vein & Hyperbaric Medicine - Albany
High-Quality Care, Nationally Accredited Center
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High-Quality Care, Nationally Accredited Center
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment in which a patient breathes 100 percent oxygen while inside a high pressure chamber. HBOT can play an important role in the treatment of wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and in post-cancer patients suffering from serious radiation injury to the bladder, chest or jaw.
For many patients, these treatments have been life changing and have worked when other treatment options alone have failed. We have seen HBOT play a key role in the preservation of limbs and successfully heal deep, internal wounds.
HBOT is most commonly used to treat:
Depending on your diagnosis, HBOT can provide you with one or more of the following benefits:
The therapy involves use of pure oxygen in a pressurized clear acrylic chamber to promote wound healing. The technology has been used for decades, starting with the military to help scuba divers recover from resurfacing too quickly, and pilots who were flying at too high of an altitude.
Patients can relax during their treatment by watching television or even taking a nap.
Our services are on a referral basis. When your primary care provider refers you for treatment, an initial evaluation appointment will be made for you to visit our clinic in North Albany.
Talk with your primary care provider about getting referred.
A minimally-invasive procedure for patients undergoing wound care treatment or those in need of medical vein work to treat varicose veins or other symptoms that result from vein disease.