Respiratory Care Services

Effective October 3, 2011, the routes to get to 725 Welch Road will change due to Project: Renewal construction work to expand Packard Children’s Hospital. Please view the new map and directions.

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