Respiratory Care is a specialized healthcare field focused on preventing, evaluating, diagnosing, treating, managing, and rehabilitating lung conditions. Practiced under qualified medical direction at Windber, it is a life-supporting, life-enhancing profession that promotes better lung health and overall well-being. A key part of Respiratory Care is close collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other clinicians to manage life-support equipment and respond to life-threatening situations. Our comprehensive, team-based approach ensures patients receive the highest standard of respiratory care, delivered with precision, compassion, and advanced technology, for individuals in Windber and patients near Johnstown.
Lung & Respiratory Services At Our Windber Facility
Services provided to patients with disorders of the cardiopulmonary system include diagnostic testing, therapeutics, monitoring, and rehabilitation:
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- Overnight Pulse Oximetry
- Smoking Cessation
- Pulmonary Stress Testing
- Arterial Blood Gases
- EKG (Including Electrocardiogram, Holter Monitoring, and Stress Testing)
- EEG