Cardiovascular services
Cardiopulmonary/respiratory
therapy services
The cardiopulmonary/respiratory therapy department at Halifax
Regional Hospital provides both in-patient and outpatient
services for individuals with cardiac and respiratory problems. We provide:
- Routine respiratory therapy including hand held nebulizers,
oxygen, incentive spirometry, chest percussion therapy,
percussion and postural drainage, bedside spirometry, heated
aerosol, cool aerosol, croup tents, ventilator care and
other types of respiratory procedures both critical and
non-critical.
- Arterial blood gases
- Arterial lines
- Cardiac stress testing
- Complete pulmonary function studies
- Electroencephalogram (EEGs)
- Electrocardiogram (EKGs)
- Holter monitoring
- Indirect calorimetry
- Pulmonary stress testing
- Swann ganz
- Ventilators
Therapists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Diagnostic
outpatient tests are scheduled and performed Monday through
Friday from 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.
For more information contact the cardiopulmonary/respiratory
therapy department at (434) 517-3166.
