Overview of Services

Your experience at the Comprehensive Wound Healing/Hyperbaric Center begins with a thorough evaluation by our clinical specialists, followed by an individualized plan of care designed to relieve pressure, control pain and odor, enhance tissue growth, preserve function and ultimately heal the wound. At the same time, we address the underlying cause of the wound to minimize the chance of recurrence.

Recently, we purchased state-of-the-art equipment to help us test diabetic patients, who represent nearly half of those we serve. This machine, called a transcutaneous monitoring system (TCOM), provides valuable information about oxygen flow to the legs and feet, replacing more invasive diagnostic procedures and directing the best possible course of treatment.

Your progress is closely monitored during each visit to assess healing and the results of your therapy.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

A patient relaxes and listens to music while healing in a hyperbaric oxygen therapy chamber at Chilton's Comprehensive Wound Healing/Hyperbaric Center. (left to right) Lisa Hamilton, RN, WCC; Ayman Eraiba, MD; and Clinical Coordinator Susan Becker, RN, BSN, WOCN; ensure you have a comfortable visit.

As a central component of our program, the Comprehensive Wound Healing/Hyperbaric Center offers Hyperbaric Oxygen (HBO) Therapy – an advanced, non-invasive method of accelerating the healing process. Often used in conjunction with other wound-healing strategies, it works by enclosing patients in a transparent chamber that allows them to breathe 100 percent oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure. This raises the concentration of oxygen in the blood, which speeds cell repair and ultimately heals the wound.

Setting us apart from other hyperbaric centers, Chilton is the only hospital in New Jersey equipped with a bariatric chamber that can hold up to 800 pounds, enabling us to treat larger patients as well as those who suffer from claustrophobia. Furthermore, all sessions are closely monitored by hyperbaric-trained physicians and registered nurses.

HBO Therapy is currently used to treat more than 35 different kinds of wounds and medical conditions, such as carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning, decompression sickness, circulatory problems, thermal burns and other ailments.

Want to learn more about HBO Therapy? Find answers to frequently asked questions here, or read some patient testimonials.

For more information about Chilton’s Comprehensive Wound Healing/Hyperbaric Center, or to schedule an appointment, call (973) 831-5303.