Cardio-Pulmonary Care

We are extremely proud of the level of skill and quality care provided by our Respiratory Therapy Department which was awarded the Quality Respiratory Care Recognition Award by the American Association for Respiratory Care in 2005.  Our ventilator weaning rates  for patients previously classified as unweanable remain at or above the national weaning averages for all weaning.

In 2006, the hospital invested in brand new state of the art respiratory therapy equipment manufactured by Respironics, Inc. to enable us to provide even more cutting edge and high quality care.

The Pulmonary/ Ventilator Weaning Programs at The Specialty Hospital of Washington provide individualized treatment for patients with a wide variety of cardiopulmonary needs including supplemental oxygen therapies, complex ventilator management and weaning programs. SHW provides mechanical ventilation support management and weaning utilizing both invasive and noninvasive techniques. Our Pulmonary Program is managed by physicians with years of experience specializing in pulmonology and critical care.

The Specialty Hospital of Washington’s highly trained Respiratory Therapy staff offer management of:

• Acute Respiratory Illness
• Controlled Mechanical Ventilation Support
• Acute Chronic Pulmonary Disease
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• Cardiopulmonary Respiratory Disease
• Assisted Mechanical Ventilator Management
• Chronic Respiratory Failure

Technology at SHW