Department II: Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine

This department pools the diving medicine expertise of the Navy Medical Service. This includes assessing all divers, combat swimmers and submariners as well as providing their occupational medical care. The HYDRA 2000 hyperbaric chamber at the NIMMed is primarily used for medical treatment of casualties of underwater accidents. The chamber is used by the department's diving physicians to treat military as well as civilian emergency patients. The system provides 24-hour emergency readiness.