The Respiratory Care Department at Maury Regional Hospital offers
a wide range of services to both inpatients and outpatients. Respiratory
therapists, under the direction of a physician, are licensed professionals
who evaluate and treat patients with breathing disorders. Services
include:
Oxygen administration
Aerosol and humidity
therapy
Pulmonary hyperinflation
therapy
Pulmonary function testing
Cardiopulmonary
stress testing
Mechanical ventilation
The Respiratory Care Department provides services to inpatients
24 hours a day, seven days a week. The staff consists of respiratory therapists with credentials from
the National Board for Respiratory Care. The department is located on
the third floor of the hospital and houses a pulmonary (lung) function
lab and a cardiopulmonary (heart and lung) stress lab.
Outpatient pulmonary function testing is conducted on the second floor of the Outpatient Pavilion on the Maury Regional Hospital campus. Convenient parking is available in front of the Outpatient Pavilion building.
