Cardio-Pulmonary Department

The Cardio-Pulmonary Department has experienced therapists who specialize in respiratory therapy services and the acquisition of electrocardiograms. The therapists are experts in:

• the establishment and maintenance of artificial airways
• ventilator, bipap, and other airway pressure therapies
• precise delivery of oxygen concentration
• techniques to aid in the removal of secretions from the pulmonary tree
• therapeutic use and monitoring of broncho-dilator therapies
• deep breathing, coughing, postural drainage, chest percussion and vibration, and naso-tracheal suctioning
• physician ordered diagnostic tests such as pulmonary function test, spirometry, and blood-gas analysis
• acquisition of electrocardiograms

Cardio-Pulmonary therapists are important members of the healthcare team and respond to emergent as well as routine care requests.