SSS Chamber Network Phuket

12/07/2025

A big thanks to James Henderson, Dominic Robnik and Martin Ruhoff for being great student on the latest course. The course ran slightly longer than planned because of everyone’s enthusiasm. We are more than happy to spend more time and attention to details for those putting in the effort.
If you are interested in learning more about recompression chambers and or dive safety feel free to contact us and we can tailor something to your needs.

We also offer free orientation if you would like to come up and take a look around.

13/06/2025

As green season has started and you are finding you have some spare time on you hand why not call in for a Chamber orientation we are more than happy to show you around and explain what we do. If you have a group of friend then we can also arrange a dry dive so you can experience what a chamber treatment is like and take away some of the fears and misunderstanding. We are hear to help divers have a better understanding of DCI/ DCS and the process of treatments. If you would like any presentation let me know and we can tailor something for your needs.

10/06/2025

We are please to announce that after scheduled testing, maintenance and renovation that the SSS Hyperbaric Recompression Chamber Phuket will officially be back in operation on 11th June 2024.
The safety of our local diving community is always our top priority, and these routine checks ensure that our facility meets the highest standards of reliability and care.
Our chamber has passed all the necessary tests and is ready to continue its vital work providing emergency care for the west coast of Thailand scuba divers experiencing Decompression Illness.
🌊 For emergency assistance, call us: 081 081 9000
Don’t forget — you can call us anytime, 24/7. if it’s an emergency or you need advice about decompression illness, we’re here to help ☀️🌑
Please spread the word and share this post so the the west coast of Thailand knows we’re back and always on call to support the diving community!
A big thank you to everyone involved in the maintenance and testing process — your hard work keeps the west coast of Thailand a safe and thriving destination for diving enthusiasts 💙 Kaola for the renovations to the building. @ Pop from Metalpearl Weld Inspect for checking our storage tanks, @ Reno from Satoon Painter for painting the chamber.

24/05/2025

There are important chambers at risk of being closed in the Uk please offer your surrport to help keep them open.

I have friends who work at these amazing facilities, and their work is very much needed for divers and HBO patients alike.

https://www.bsac.com/news-and-blog/proposed-chamber-closures-action-for-bsac-members/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKeE11leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFUQlNUZWNXU2Q5MDdza3A5AR7JqwSqkP164jKuiU_hPdevXjUG5iRyd8e9UqploO6IX9WAwpUNC4-AcHPgQg_aem_oY8NdL4mg0HLghMJ3YJZtA

BSAC has prepared a letter template you can personalise and send to your local MP, urging them to raise this issue in Parliament

28/04/2025

📢IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢
The Recompression SSS Chamber Network Phuket will be close from 1st May for a few weeks for renovation and maintenance work. we will inform you 0nce we are open again.
Any DCS cases will need to be referred to Bangkok Hospital Phuket or Vachira hospital during this time.
My sincere apologies.
The emergency phone will still be available as usual 081 081 9000
My sincere apologies.

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28/03/2025

It’s with deep regret that we inform you of the passing of our founder and CEO

Con profundo pesar y gran tristeza, nos dirigimos a ustedes para informarles del sensible fallecimiento del Lic. Mauricio Moreno CEO y fundador del sistema SSS Recompression Chamber Network y del Hospital Internacional de Cozumel, acaecido el día 26 de marzo de 2025.

Su legado de compromiso y excelencia en el servicio continuará guiándonos. Extendemos nuestras más sinceras condolencias a su familia, amigos y colegas.

19/11/2024

IT WON’T HAPPEN TO ME

We all like to think DCI is not real or not that serious as most of the potential case we see as dive pros are on the milder side and may clear up on there own. However we are seeing increased cases of bad advice and incorrect first aid given, which often leads to worse outcomes for our patients. This is why we would like to share real life cases, their symptoms, first aid treatment and chamber treatments and how they recovered with correct and wrong treatment. While we do not have all the answers to DCI we can share our knowledge with you so you can give the rigth advice to your divers and identify the best first aid treatment for them.
If this is something of interest to you please let me know and I can arrange a meeting where we can share our knowledge and experience on this topic..

17/07/2024

Join our PADI Quality Management team for a conversation with Dr. John Lippmann on decompression sickness. 🤿 Discover essential insights on risk reduction and management from a diving safety expert with over 30 years of experience. 💯 Don't miss out—register here now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5677702564464451673

27/05/2024

The Right To Refuse Service.
Some divers spend thousands of dollars on dive trips and eagerly look forward to them for months or years. Too often, however, they arrive unprepared or unfit to dive. Dive professionals assume personal risks when they lead divers underwater, and they are trained to deny service to divers who might compromise their own safety or the safety of others. Denying service to a paying customer can be difficult, especially if the customer is outraged or the business owner is more concerned about revenue than safety.

Read more about the responsibility of the dive professional: https://www.dansa.org/blog/2019/10/04/the-right-to-refuse-service

25/04/2024

Common DCS risk factors include:
🏃🏋️‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Workload: Any exercise, especially involving high joint forces (such as running), should be avoided as long as possible after a dive.
🥵 Thermal stress: During your descent and bottom phase, a cool or thermoneutral state will minimise your inert gas uptake.
⭕ Breathing gas: The particular breathing gas mixture you use, and how you use it, can play a role in the development of DCS.
🫶 Patent foramen ovale (PFO): This is a congenital medical condition characterized by an opening between the left and right atriums of the heart. A large PFO may increase the risk of DCS in divers who develop significant bubble loads.
💧Hydration: Sound hydration isimportant for good health, in general and in diving, but your dive profile, thermal stress, and exertion level are far more important risk factors for DCS.
4️⃣5️⃣ Age: Advancing age is sometimes thought to increase DCS risk; however, rather than increasing
susceptibility to DCS, age may instead lower recovery rates after DCS hits.

Download the guide from https://www.dansa.org/dan-resources

04/02/2024

In Part one of three, the author describes how carbon dioxide impacted his dive and how it can contribute to diving emergencies.

30/06/2023

Some useful information if you are thinking about using ear plug when diving

Are earplugs safe to use while diving? Can they be used if someone has tubes in their ears due to an ear infection or a ruptured eardrum? Can they prevent swimmer’s ear? Does DAN have any recommendations?

These questions are often posted on online message boards and frequently get asked on our medical line.

Read about why you should avoid diving with earplugs here: https://dan.org/alert-diver/article/avoid-diving-with-earplugs/.