Respiratory Care

by Debra L. Dignan, MS, PT director of Therapies and April Frost, RRT manager of Respiratory Therapy

We would like to reintroduce you to our Outpatient and Specials Respiratory Care staff and the services we currently offer. We have six employees that work in this area: Michelle Hughes, RRT, CPFT, Lyndy Sullivan, RRT, Melinda Stahl-Yeager, RRT, Jessica Wagner, RRT, and Jeaneen McIntosh, CRT and Kathy Jones is our EKG technician.  We are located in the Outpatient Cardiopulmonary Testing area on the first floor of the new Cardiac Tower right off of the admissions department.

The Outpatient Respiratory Care Service Include the following:

• Adult Pulmonary Function Testing including spirometry, lung volume and diffusion capacity and pediatric pulmonary function testing (interpreted by Rocky Mountain Pediatric Pulmonary).
• ABG’s with home 02 set-up as needed
• MDI instruct with Aero chamber/spacer
• Sputum induction
• Peak Flow Instruct
• Peak flow training
• Pulse Oximetry at rest, exercise and recovery (per physician’s orders)
• Rest and Exercise spirometry
• Methacholine challenge testing for diagnosis of asthma/RAD
• Simple cardiac stress testing (Non-Nuclear)
• Resting EKG
• Holter and event monitors
• PFT testing for Pulmonary Rehabilitation and disability screening

These services are available from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday-Friday. Call 303-695-2784 to schedule an appointment. All services require a physician’s order/script.

No appointment is necessary for ABG’s and EKG’s.

We look forward to serving your patients.