This week Best Publishing Company releases the 4th Edition of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Guidelines for Hyperbaric Facility Operations. This edition is edited by Derall Garrett, CHT-A, HC-S, Director, Hyperbaric Facility Accreditation and Donna A. Winn, BSN, RN, ACHRN.
PUBLICATION
The UHMS Guidelines for Hyperbaric Facility Operations, originally published in 2000 as the UHMS Operations Committee Report, has been updated in 2007, 2015, and 2021. This 2025 document provides UHMS guidance related to training, responsibility, staffing, safety, and quality assurance for hyperbaric medicine facilities.
As with rapid growth in other specialities, basic recommendations are needed to guide practitioners on issues such as training, responsibility, staffing, credentialing, safety, and quality assurance. These recommendations are designed to help improve medical care, optimize outcomes, maintain safety, and positively affect our patient's lives.
NEW CONTENT
This 2025 edition includes information from three major Society Position Statements:
- Minimum-Staffing Guidelines of Multiplace Hyperbaric Facilities (Jan. 2019)
- Hyperbaric Credentialing and Supervision Guideline (Aug. 2019)
- The Importance and Recognition of Hyperbaric Certification for Technicians and Nurses (Oct. 2019).
ABOUT GUIDELINES FOR HYPERBARIC FACILITY OPERATIONS
This guide does not intend to replace or override any state or local institutional procedure or standard. Rather, it is acollection of recommendations gathered from a group of experts in the field. We sincerely hope that this guide will serve practitioners as a ready reference to ensure competency, quality of care, and safety in the practice of hyperbaric medicine.
PURCHASE
Orders for UHMS Guidelines for Hyperbaric Facility Operations may be placed online at www.BestPub.com Contact Best Publishing Company for quantity orders at a This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Additional purchasing details are available here:
UHMS Guidelines for Hyperbaric Facility Operations, 4th Edition - ISBN: 978-1-947239-89-0
BEST PUBLISHING COMPANY
631 US Highway 1, Suite 307,
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Phone: 561.776.6066
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
www.bestpub.com