Manager:       Crystal Lyons, RRT
Staff:               Respiratory Therapists and Cardiac Sonographers
Cardiopulmonary Phone: 985-795-4318

Cardiopulmonary Department 

SCOPE:       

Respiratory care is a life-supporting, life-enhancing health care profession practiced under qualified medical direction.  Respiratory Care Services are provided to both inpatients and out patients with disorders of the Cardiopulmonary System, including:  Therapeutic delivery of care, diagnostic testing, monitoring of patient status and improvement and evaluation of care.

Our Cardiopulmonary Department is staffed twenty-four hours a day seven days a week.  All individuals who provide diagnostic or therapeutic respiratory care have appropriate qualifications, training and possess a current license issued by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners.

SERVICES PROVIDED:

• Airway Care
• Aerosol Therapy
• Ambulance Transport
• Apnea Monitoring
• Arterial Blood Gas and Cooximetry Analysis
• BIPAP/CPAP Therapy
• Breathing Exercises
• Cardiac Stress Testing
• CPR
• Echocardiogram/Doppler Studies
• Electroencephalograms
• Extubation
• Holter Monitoring
• Incentive Spirometry
• Intubation Assistance
• MDI Therapy
• Oxygen Therapy
• Patient Education
• Pediatric Respiratory Care
• Percussion and Postural Drainage
• Pulmonary Function Testing
• Pulse Oximetry
• Sleep Disorder Testing
• Ventilator Management

MISSION:

We strive to provide the highest quality of cardiopulmonary services with special attention to the physical and social needs of our patients and their families.

• To support our therapists’ growth and development through continuing education and to foster accountability and responsibility for professional judgment.

• To encourage and facilitate an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care and encourage patients and their families to be active members of the team.

• To educate patients and their families about health care options so they can make informed decisions.

• To respect patients’ rights when determining the extent of care.

• To ensure the comfort and dignity of every patient throughout his/her life, and at the end of a patient’s life encounter.

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