Respiratory Therapy

The Respiratory Department at Jasper County Hospital consists of highly trained and licensed respiratory therapists. We are fully staffed 24 hours/day, 365 days per year. Our therapists are able to provide care to many patients who may be suffering from many types of different pulmonary ailments.

Some of these problems include:

Asthma	Pneumonia
COPD	Emphysema
Croup	Congestive Heart Failure

 

We also offer a number of outpatient and/or inpatient tests and procedures:

Oxygen/Nebulizer Therapy CPAP and BiPAP	Overnight Oximeters
EKGs	Trach Care
Ventilators	Industrial Fit Testing
Healthcare Fit Testing	30 Day Event Monitors
Holtor Monitors	Bedside Spirometry
E-Cat Cellular Telemetry

 

**All of our cardiac tests are read by a Cardiologist**

Links of Interest:

American Association for Respiratory Care
http://www.aarc.org/

 

National Board for Respiratory Care
http://www.nbrc.org/Pages/default.aspx

 

American Lung Association
http://www.lung.org/

 

American Thoracic Society
http://www.thoracic.org/

 

What is a Respiratory Therapist?
http://aarc.org/career/be_an_rt/

 

American Heart Association
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

 

Indiana Stop Smoking Resource
http://www.quitnowindiana.com/