Facility Name:
Ocean Hyperbaric Neurologic Center

Address:
4001 Ocean Drive, Suite 105
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL 33308

Hospital Affiliation:
Holy Cross Hospital and Northridge Hospital

Date Opened:
1972

Average HBO Tx. Per year:
7000 (Total TX: 150,000)

Phone:
954-771-4000

Fax:
954-776-0670

Internet
E-mail: info@oceanhbo,com
Website: www.oceanhbo.com

Facility Type:
Free Standing

Chambers:
Manufacturer: Vickers
Chamber type: Monoplace

Treatment Focus:
Neurology, including traumatic brain injury, anoxic ischemic encephalopathies, cerebral palsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and cranial nerve injuries.

Medical Director:
R.A. Neubauer MD

Safety Director:
Dan McNeil

Center Description:
The Ocean Hyperbaric Neurologic Center has been operational since 1972. It is the first center in this country to treat only neurology. Richard A. Neubauer, M.D., Medical Director, has traveled virtually all around the world presenting papers and has a total of sixty-nine publications on hyperbaric oxygenation, primarily in neurology. The center utilizes twelve completely refurbished Vickers monoplace chambers; six clamshells and six horizontal.

In-house single photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT) scanning is performed on all patients before, during, and after hyperbaric oxygenation treatments. This center was the first to use and publish SPECT scanning to document changes in blood flow and metabolism. An evaluation of this data by Nova Southeastern Medical School has indicated a high correlation between clinical improvement and changes in the scans (in press).