Our Respiratory Care Services department provides mechanical ventilation with emphasis on weaning whenever appropriate as well as ventilation management.  Our services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by licensed Respiratory Care Practitioners.

Services and treatment modalities include:

• Aerosol delivery of medications
• Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing (IPPB)
• Chest Physical Therapy (CPT)
• Breathing exercises
• Tracheal/Nasal suctioning
• Oxygen delivery via appropriate mode of administration
• Passy Muir valve application
• Incentive Spirometry
• Cough Assist

Mechanical Ventilation includes:

• Assist/control ventilation (A/C)
• Synchronized Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation (SIMV)
• Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP)
• Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
• Bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP)
• Pressure support ventilation (PSV)
• Non-Invasive ventilation (NIV or Adaptive Bi-Level)

Blood Gas Lab:

• Arterial blood gas drawing and analysis

Electrocardiogram (EKG) services