Respiratory/Cardiopulmonary Services

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The respiratory therapy department is located in the main hospital off the lobby located in the inpatient unit. They are on call 24 hours/day. They provides/coordinate routine respiratory management in all areas of the hospital. Services include Holter monitor placement, pulmonary function tests, nebulizer distribution and cardiac stress testing. In addition, they provide respiratory management of critical patients on ventilators until patient can be transferred to higher level of care.