Respiratory Care

Palo Verde Hospital's respiratory care practitioners specialize in caring for patients with cardiopulmonary/breathing disorders. These disorders may be the result of serious illness or an accident.

A number of advanced therapies are offered:

  • Volume therapy - incentive spirometry, IPPB, BiPAP, mechanical ventilation
  • Aerosol therapy - nebulizer treatment, meter dose inhalers
  • Pulmonary hygiene - chest physiotherapy, suctioning and oxygen therapy
  • Emergency response

Emergency inpatient services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for patients of all ages — neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.