{"id":2060,"date":"2018-01-26T10:53:38","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T20:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2020-02-14T02:22:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:22:13","slug":"htc-reopens-with-dr-susan-steinemann-appointed-as-interim-medical-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/htc-reopens-with-dr-susan-steinemann-appointed-as-interim-medical-director\/","title":{"rendered":"HTC reopens with Dr. Susan Steinemann appointed as Interim Medical Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2060\" class=\"elementor elementor-2060\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7df5d5fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7df5d5fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/uhphawaii.org\/index.php\/2018\/01\/26\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 26, 2018<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3709c098 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3709c098\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"420\" 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data-id=\"5e95ad38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>January 26, 2018 &#8212;<\/strong> The Hyperbaric Treatment Center (HTC) has reopened and is once again providing 24\/7 treatment for civilian divers suffering from decompression sickness. Nine physicians have been recruited to provide service at HTC since the facility closed on October 19, 2017, because of a physician coverage shortage. The physicians have been trained in hyperbaric techniques. HTC reopened on January 15, 2018.<\/p><p>\u201cWe have reopened HTC with a crew of dedicated physicians, nurses and technicians,\u201d said Dr. Susan Steinemann, a longtime Hawai\u02bbi trauma surgeon and JABSOM faculty member, hired in November 2017 as the center\u2019s interim medical director. \u201cWe understand the essential role the center plays for our local dive community and are diligently working to a complete re-establishment of services.\u201d<\/p><blockquote><p>\u201cResuming this critical service was a top priority for the University of Hawai\u02bbi and the John A. Burns School of Medicine,\u201d said Jerris Hedges, dean of the medical school. \u201cThere is still much to be done, but we are very pleased that we can once again provide this high-quality, very specialized care to the people of Hawai\u02bbi.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><p>The center has also resumed non-emergency hyperbaric medical care for certain types of wounds and tissue damage caused by radiation therapy.<\/p><p>A consultant is developing a business plan to guide the financial operation of HTC. Providing year-round, 24\/7, emergency hyperbaric oxygen treatment is expensive. Only about 1 in 10 hyperbaric centers on the continental U.S. offers 24\/7 emergency service.<\/p><p>\u201cWe are actively investigating ways to maintain funding for HTC operations, as current emergency operations are not financially sustainable,\u201d said Steinemann. \u201cCommunity support is essential if we are to maintain our current level of emergency services, and we thank state lawmakers for their ongoing support.\u201d<\/p><p>A $1.5 million upgrade to HTC, funded by the state Legislature, is scheduled to begin in 2018 and includes renovation of the 40-year-old chamber and supporting systems. HTC has also recently purchased new equipment to improve medical care including a ventilator, intravenous pumps and monitors.<\/p><p>HTC has treated civilian divers for decompression sickness or \u201cthe bends\u201d in Hawai\u02bbi since 1983. 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