Respiratory Therapy

 

 

The Respiratory Care Services department provides 24/7 services in emergency, critical care, and inpatient wards.

 

Scope of Services:

      • oxygenation & ventilation support
      • administration of medical gases (Oxygen, Nitric Oxide, Heliox),
      • inhaled medications delivery,
      • airway humidification,
      • emergency assistance with cardiopulmonary resuscitation,
      • monitoring patient's physiological responses to therapy,
      • lung expansion therapy,
      • blood gas analysis and interpretation,
      • pulmonary function laboratory studies,
      • patient discharge planning, asthma education and home mechanical ventilation program;
      • Bronchoscopy procedures,
      • Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO),
      • Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion and Ventilation (EVLP),
      • Attending High-risk Deliveries in Labor and Delivery, Surfactant Replacement Therapy.
      • Polysomnography and Titration of BiPAP/CPAP