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Gulf Coast Hyperbarics, Inc. was established in 1984 by Jim McCarthy. The company is a small business entity that specializes in the design and manufacturing of clinical hyperbaric systems. Mr. McCarthy is a registered Professional Engineer and President of the company. His vast mechanical, biomedical and hyperbaric background began with the Navy Polaris/Poseidon Missile Program from 1958 to 1966. From 1966 to 1970 he joined the US Navy Sealab Program as a Mechanical and Biomedical Engineer pioneering the Navy’s research into sustaining aquanauts at deep ocean depths. |
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Upon conclusion of the Sealab Program, the US Navy turned to him to design, construct and certify the Ocean Simulation Facility at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU), Panama City, FL: a seven chamber hyperbaric complex certified to support manned diving to 2,250 FSW. It is still the free worlds largest and deepest saturation diving facility. From 1970 through 1994 he was the sole engineer responsible for this system. During his tenure as a civil servant, he was the Senior Engineering Consultant to the Naval Facilities System Certification Authority responsible for the inspection and modification of all shore based hyperbaric facilities encompassing operational safety, quality assurance, system design and material adequacy. While at NEDU he was responsible for research, development and testing of all new hyperbaric equipment and systems prior to fleet implementation. During his civil service tenure, he designed and installed over 50 hyperbaric chambers for the military services. |
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In addition to the design and manufacture of clinical hyperbaric systems, Gulf Coast Hyperbarics, Inc. provides certifiable oxygen cleaning services, independent third party system safety analysis, hyperbaric engineering services and system maintenance and repair. |
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The company manufactures hyperbaric facilities in compliance with the standards mandated by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, The National Fire Protection Association and the Compressed Gas Association. The Naval Sea Systems Command in accordance with the standards established by the US Navy and the National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) has certified the Gulf Coast Hyperbarics oxygen cleaning process. |
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Gulf Coast designs and fabricates each hyperbaric system at its Lynn Haven, FL site. All machining and manufacturing is performed onsite by the Gulf Coast Hyperbarics, Inc. staff and validated by their Quality Assurance Department. Each subsystem is tested prior to delivery and a full system integration test is performed at the destination site. Gulf Coast Hyperbarics, Inc. also works with the customer’s architect and engineers during the planning and construction phases to ensure all supporting requirements are in place prior to delivery and installation. |
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At the destination, the customer receives three to five days of systems training. The customer also receives a complete set of operating and emergency procedures, a training and information booklet and a complete set of system drawings. Upon completion of training and acceptance of the product, an unconditional one-year warranty is issued that covers all parts and workmanship. All hyperbaric facilities installed are turnkey operation. |
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Mr. McCarthy is an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the Undersea Hyperbaric and Medical Society (UHMS). He is currently Past-President of the Associates Group within the UHMS and a member of the UHMS Safety Committee. He has authored the Safety Guidelines for Multiplace and Monoplace Hyperbaric Facilities for the UHMS. |
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Gulf Coast Hyperbarics, Inc. has manufactured 25 clinical hyperbaric facilities located in the continental United States and abroad through May 2000. Gulf Coast is currently in the process of receiving its ISO 9001 registration. FDA REGISTRATION NO.1058256 STATE OF FLORIDA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DRUGS, DEVICES, AND COSMETICS PERMIT NO. 08:01623 AND 07:00429 |
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Gulf Coast Hyperbarics, Inc. 1100 West 26th Street Lynn Haven, Florida 32444 BUS: 850.271.1441 FAX: 850.271.1449 |
