Lakewood Health System
Lakewood Health System
Our Respiratory Therapy department is staffed by licensed respiratory care practitioners and, under the direction of a physician, treats respiratory illnesses such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and pneumonia as well as many other respiratory ailments. The department’s scope of care includes, but is not limited to:
- Respiratory and oxygen therapy
- Airway management and resuscitation
- Diagnostic testing and monitoring
- Mechanical ventilation
- Pulmonary function testing
- High flow oxygen
- BiPAP management
- Neonatal care
- Emergency services
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Education and learning opportunities
A pulmonologist from CentraCare regularly visits Lakewood Health System. Consultation, treatment, and diagnostic testing are available for pulmonary diseases including:
- Cystic fibrosis
- Congenital malformations of the lung
- Recurrent pneumonia
- Persistent coughing
- Pulmonary hemosiderosis
- Immotile cilia syndrome
- Asthma
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
