Respiratory Services

Respiratory therapists are specially trained healthcare professionals who work under physician orders to provide a wide range of respiratory procedures and other services to people with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, and other lung-related conditions.

At Jackson Hospital, our Respiratory Therapy Services provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient respiratory services for both adults and children, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Respiratory Therapy Services include diagnostic procedures, therapeutic procedures, and critical care procedures – ranging from emergency/trauma patients, chronic lung disease management, asthma disease management, newborn resuscitation and ventilation management, and adult critical care.

Using state-of-the-art equipment, licensed respiratory therapists provide services with the support of physician specialists who are board certified in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Our range of care includes:

• EKG
• ABG (Arterial blood gas) analysis
• Six Minute Walk
• Bronchodilator therapy
• Bedside bronchoscopy assisting
• Ventilator maintenance
• Intubation
• BiPAP monitoring
• Neonatal CPAP
• Oxygen Therapy
• Therapist driven protocol
• COPD, pneumonia, and asthma management