Medical Director:
Shawn Simmons, MD

Lead Respiratory Therapist:
Sue Mooney, RRT, CHT

Address:
Peter J.R. Jebson Hyperbaric and Wound Care Facility
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
200 Hawkins Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52242

Telephone Numbers:
HMS Direct Number:
  319-356-7706
HMS Fax:
  319-384-8470
Hospital Operator:
  319-356-1616 or 
  800-777-8442
Emergency Treatment Center:
  319-356-2233

E-mail:
hms@uihc.uiowa.edu

Please note:  All referrals in regard to carbon monoxide poisoning should be directed to the Emergency Treatment Center.

Hyperbaric oxygen is a means of providing additional oxygen to your body tissues. This is done by placing the patient’s entire body under increased atmospheric pressure in a closely monitored air-tight chamber. During HBO therapy, the patient breathes 100% oxygen for a restricted time.

Medical treatments of this type have been proven effective for a number of medical and surgical conditions, either as primary treatment, or as a supplement to other forms of treatment such as surgery or antibiotics. The University of Iowa has been using HBO therapy since 1988.

Take the “I” elevator to the 5th floor of the Pappajohn Pavilion. Upon exiting the elevator, turn away from the entrance to the SICU and toward the glassed-in atrium and SICU visitor’s waiting room. Turn right and then immediately left. The Hyperbaric Facility is approximately halfway down the hall on the right.