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Programs & Services
 

Respiratory Care Services

 
Location:
725 Welch Road, Ground Floor
Palo Alto, CA 94304 
Phone: (650) 497-8383
Fax: (650) 497-8223 
 
24 hours/day, 7 days/week
 

 
Learn more about our exciting hospital expansion by visiting growing.lpch.org
Note that during this expansion, routes to 725 Welch have changed.
 

Services Overview

  • Mechanical ventilation, both conventional and high frequency
  • Aerosol therapy (medicated and non-medicated)
  • Bronchopulmonary hygiene techniques:
    • conventional CPT
    • mechanical vibrator vest
    • flutter therapy
    • IPV therapy
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Humidity therapy
  • Inhaled nitric oxide therapy
  • Oximetry (spot checks, sleep oximetry)
  • Capnography (continuous and spot checks)
  • Airway management and care (suctioning, oral and nasal airways)
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and emergency airway management
  • Diagnostic techniques:
    • bronchoscopy assisting
    • sputum induction
  • Patient/parent instruction of all respiratory care modalities, as ordered by the physician
  • Acute care transport (inter-hospital and intra-hospital)
  • Cardiopulmonary research