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Observed outside the ambiance of a medical facility, the hyperbaric chamber at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow might be mistaken for an underwater vehicle or a large bronze space capsule. The 28-foot long, nine-foot diameter configuration makes it the largest such chamber in the northeastern part of the United States. The unit weighs 50,000 pounds and the door alone tips the scale at 5,000 pounds.

An increasing list of ailments are being treated within the chamber, according to Dr. Owen J. O’Neill, medical director of the Hyperbaric Medicine at Phelps.  more »