Slark Hyperbaric Unit
Waitematā District Health Board
PO Box 32051
Devonport
Auckland 0744
New Zealand
www.healthpoint.co.nz
Slark Hyperbaric Unit | Waitematā | Te Whatu Ora
Postal Address
Contact Details
Emergency Referrals:
Diving Emergency Service (DES) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
Ph 0800 4 DES 111 (0800 4 337 111) or if outside New Zealand: Ph 64 9 3746758
Elective (non-emergency) Referrals:
Inpatients: SMO please complete e-referral in Clinical Portal. If you wish to discuss appropriateness of referral, please contact Clinical Director, Dr Chris Sames on 021 1255687.
Other patients: Medical staff please click on the following link to open the referral form and complete all details and email it to Dr Chris Sames at chris.sames@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Tours and Technical Information:
Phone: (09) 4872213
Or contact online here
Dive Medicals:
Occupational & Recreational: Dr Chris Sames
Contact online here
Diver Alert Network:
Oxygen Provider Training: Basil Murphy
Contact online here
Hyperbaric Chamber Specifications
The Slark Hyperbaric Unit (SHU), located in Devonport, Auckland, was officially opened by the Rt. Hon. Warren Cooper in 1990.
Named after the late Royal New Zealand Navy Surgeon Commodore Tony Slark, who was a pioneer in diving medicine research, our unit brings over 40 years of diving and hyperbaric medicine knowledge and experience to New Zealand's diving community. Without doubt, this unit will continue to be at the forefront in hyperbaric medicine expertise.
Specifications:
Weight: 13000 kg
Number of Compartments: 2
Material Chamber is made from: Steel
Interior diameter: 2150 mm
Length of the whole chamber: 6616 mm
Main compartment length: 3240 mm
Operating pressure: 8.5 ATA
Max treatment depth: 75m
People in the Chamber (not including staff)
Lying down: 1 patient
Seated: 4 patients
https://www.healthpoint.co.nz/public/respiratory/slark-hyperbaric-unit-waitemata-te-whatu/