Orlando Voyager features Erika Jordan of Hyperbaric Healing Treatment Center

How one Florida entrepreneur is transforming recovery through advanced hyperbaric oxygen therapy

Erika Jordan is the visionary founder behind Hyperbaric Healing Treatment Center, a premier private hyperbaric oxygen therapy clinic with locations in Orlando and New Smyrna Beach. From her first role operating chambers through earning credentials as a Certified Hyperbaric Technologist and Specialist, Erika turned her passion for healing into two thriving centers, delivering science-backed protocols, rigorous safety standards, and deeply personalized patient care.

 

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Hidden Gems: Meet Erika Jordan of Hyperbaric Healing Treatment Center

Today we’d like to introduce you to Erika Jordan.

Hi Erika, thanks for joining us today. We’d love for you to start by introducing yourself.

I am the proud founder and owner of Hyperbaric Healing Treatment Center, a premier private hyperbaric oxygen therapy concept with medical centers in Orlando and New Smyrna Beach, Florida. If you’re not familiar with the treatment, hyperbaric oxygen therapy works by exposing the body to an atmosphere of 100% oxygen, in an enclosed chamber where the atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled. The treatment accelerates the healing process by allowing more oxygen to reach damaged areas.

My journey to owning my own treatment center started at the beginning of my career when I started working for a private physical therapist who also offered hyperbaric oxygen therapy. I was working this job while going to school full time on nights and weekends to pursue a degree in Diagnostic Medical Sonography. Every extra minute I had while at work, I enjoyed speaking to the operator and hearing firsthand so many amazing recovery stories from the patients who were getting results for conditions that were deemed untreatable.

After I graduated with my degree, the chamber operator for the physical therapist was leaving, and they had an opening for the hyperbaric chamber operator. The opportunity for me to take this job was the turning point in my life, where I had to make a huge decision to continue the path I was on or start a new one. While the job was not aligned with the degree I had just spent the past two years pursuing, I really enjoyed the hyperbaric field and decided to take the full-time position with a major pay cut to do what I truly loved.

Once I started in the position, I was spurred by a passion for helping patients heal, and quickly rose to become the Facility Manager and Safety Director. I undertook additional hyperbaric training in Transcutaneous Oxygen Monitoring and Inspection, Maintenance, and Documentation of Hyperbaric Chamber Acrylics.

While employed at that facility, I had the opportunity to treat patients for a wide range of diagnoses from migraines and sports-related injuries to Crohn’s disease and fibromyalgia.

At the same time, I continued to grow my education. I became an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) with a degree from Palm Beach State College, a Certified Hyperbaric Technologist (CHT) with the National Board of Diving and Hyperbaric Medical Technology, and a Certified Hyperbaric Specialist (CHS) with the American Board of Wound Healing (ABWH).

After nearly eight years in that position, I decided to move closer to my hometown near Orlando to grow my career in the hospital sector. While in Central Florida, I ran multiple hospital-affiliated facilities as their Senior Hyperbaric Safety Specialist, working to make changes for better patient care by achieving tasks like implementing nearly fifty new safety policies and procedures.

From working in a hospital setting, I soon realized the disadvantages that those centers presented. At those facilities, we were limited to only treating 14 insurance-approved indications—meaning that many patients had to be turned away from receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment for not falling within their narrow treatment guidelines. Patients were also turned away if they did not have insurance or wished to pay out of pocket.

With the experience I’d gained from working in a private clinic, I turned my frustration at the lack of treatment opportunities into the goal of offering hyperbaric oxygen therapy to all patients in a cost-effective manner, and decided to open my own clinic. I found the perfect location in the Dr. Phillips area of Orlando, Florida, and a few months later, in 2017, we were ready to open Hyperbaric Healing Treatment Center. I started with two chambers and two team members. Within six months, I was starting to get busy, so I knew it was time to take another leap of faith and purchase two more hyperbaric chambers in hopes of filling them with patients who needed our services. At the time, most major hospitals had two chambers, and it was unheard of to have a center busy enough to maintain four.

After four years in business, our center was full of all types of patients in need of treatment. We had five full-time team members and the best of both worlds with the ability to treat insurance conditions as well as cash-paying patients. I had patients traveling from all over Florida, outside the state, and even abroad.

Thanks to our amazing growth in such a short period of time, we opened a second medical center in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, earlier this year. The new center, named Hyperbarics New Smyrna, was established in an area where we knew more patients across Florida and beyond could access the transformative hyperbaric oxygen therapy treatment offered at our facilities.

Over the years, we have treated many patients at Hyperbarics Orlando from New Smyrna Beach and nearby areas—Palm Coast, Ormond Beach, Daytona Beach, Deltona, DeLand, Titusville—who had to endure the long commute in order to heal. With this new location on the East Coast, conveniently located off I-95, these patients no longer have to drive over an hour to seek treatment. We also hope that others who could not visit us due to distance will now have this treatment option located closer to where they live.

Now we’re even more excited for what the future will bring. We will continue to operate and run our business with our mission to provide top-of-the-line hyperbaric oxygen therapy with world-class customer service in order to improve our patients’ outcomes and quality of life.

 

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?

It has not been the smoothest road to get to where I am today, but with each experience, I learned more and more and became stronger to help overcome any new situations at hand. Hard work and dedication are what aid me in my success.

I would say one of the biggest struggles I have is that everyone can benefit from hyperbaric oxygen therapy, but most do not know why they need it, how it can help them, or where they can go for treatment. I spend most of my time sharing information with doctors and others in the community to get the word out about the many amazing benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

In the private sector, the tough part is that we are not regulated like hospitals. When treating cash-paying patients, there are typically no rules, so quality, safety, and care can vary from center to center. The lack of oversight is why I spend a lot of time educating the community to help people realize that what you pay for is what you get. Therefore, when choosing a center for treatment, it is crucial to do your part in researching the center to ensure you will have a safe and effective treatment for your condition to get the best results.

 

As you know, we’re big fans of Hyperbaric Healing Treatment Center. For our readers who might not be as familiar, what can you tell them about the brand?

I am considered an expert in hyperbaric oxygen therapy from my many years of experience in the hyperbaric field. I have first-hand experience and training to offer the best treatment protocols for our patients to obtain maximum results. From recovering from a plastic surgery procedure to healing from post-radiation injuries, we have a protocol based on science and experience for the best healing.

At our centers, we strive every day to go above and beyond for our patients. Besides the best protocols and safety, we pride ourselves on optimal patient care. Our team members are all like-minded and have our patients’ best interests at heart. This only adds to the experience and makes others tell their friends and family about us.

The biggest compliment I receive is that most of my new patients believe that our centers are part of a franchise. They say the look, experience, care, and professionalism must be a part of a bigger corporate company. When they find out that I’m the one who owns and operates the center, they are astonished.

I’m incredibly grateful to all our dear, sweet, wonderful patients who chose to seek hyperbaric treatments with us. My team and I are honored to help them on their healing journey!

 

How can people work with you, collaborate with you, or support you?

I am always open to working with other like-minded individuals through meetings either virtual or in-person, social media, or any other form of contact. I will talk to or share information with anyone willing to listen because the more people know about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the more people we can help within the community and beyond.

 

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Hidden Gems: Meet Erika Jordan of Hyperbaric Healing Treatment Center