Respiratory Therapy Services
Our respiratory therapists are essential members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating with the physicians and nurses to provide compassionate, high-quality care to all areas of the hospital. Our clinicians use high-tech equipment and the latest medical procedures to diagnose and treat our patients.
The Respiratory Therapy department helps manage the care of patients with cardiopulmonary issues such as:
asthma
COPD
pneumonia
cardiovascular disorders
trauma
Our licensed respiratory therapists perform therapeutic and life support procedures including:
administration of oxygen and aerosol medications
breathing treatments
chest physical therapy
pulmonary function testing
initiation and management of mechanical ventilation
life support
stabilizing, treating and managing patients during hospital-to-hospital transport
bronchoscopy
asthma education
Prague Regional Memorial Hospital’s respiratory therapists are committed to ensuring quality outcomes and following evidence-based practice guidelines, policies and protocols.