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
