Services

Respiratory Therapy

What is respiratory therapy?

Respiratory Therapy is specialized health care for patients who have trouble breathing and/or have underlying cardiopulmonary issues such as:

• Asthma
• COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
• Emphysema
• Pneumonia
• Cardiovascular/Heart

How can respiratory therapy help me?

Respiratory Therapy can help patients improve their breathing, lung strength and overcome respiratory and cardiac illness.

Murray County Medical Center provides a variety of interventions, screenings and tests to help identify, prevent and treat acute or chronic dysfunctions of the cardiopulmonary system.

Services

• Cardiac Stress Testing
  • Injection/Pharmacological
  • Stress Echocardiogram
  • Treadmill
• Cardiovascular Testing
  • Echocardiogram
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG)
  • Holter Monitor
• Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT)
  • Spirometry
  • Spirometry with bronchodilator
  • Bronchial challenge with methacholine
  • Complete PFT
• Sleep Studies
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)
• 24/7 emergency on-call

Treatment & therapy options

Respiratory Care offers therapy options prescribed by your provider on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Our team works with the clinic, Emergency Department and hospital in-patient settings and offers compassionate and expert care to pediatric, adult and geriatric patients in the following areas:

• Oxygen Therapy/Testing
• Nebulizers
• Incentive Spirometry
• Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
• Ventilator Support
• Trauma Team/CPR
• CPAP/BIPAP
• Cough and Airway Clearance Techniques

A referral is required from a primary health care provider or specialist to be seen by our Respiratory Care team. To schedule a referred appointment, please call Murray County Medical Center’s Respiratory Therapy department at: 507-836-1234.

Respiratory Therapy Hours

Monday – Friday

8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

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