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 OakBend Earns Quality Respiratory Care Recognition in National Program
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RICHMOND, TX - (March 12, 2007)
- OakBend Medical Center has earned Quality Respiratory Care
Recognition (QRCR) under a national program aimed at helping patients
and families make informed decisions about the quality of the
respiratory care services available in hospitals.
About 500
hospital or approximately 10% of hospitals in the United States have
received this award. This is the third time that
OakBend has received this award.
The
QRCR program was started by the American Association for Respiratory
Care (AARC) in 2003 to help consumers identify those facilities using
qualified respiratory therapists to provide respiratory care.
Hospitals earning the QRCR designation ensure patient safety by
agreeing to adhere to a strict set of criteria governing their
respiratory care services.
To qualify for the recognition OakBend demonstrated that it provides the following:
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All
respiratory therapist employed by the hospital to deliver bedside
respiratory care services are legally recognized by the state as
competent to provide respiratory care services or hold the CRT or RRT
credential.
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Respiratory therapists are available 24 hours.
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Other
personnel qualified to perform specific respiratory procedures and the
amount of supervision required for personnel to carry out specific
procedures must be designated in writing.
- A physician is designated as medical director of respiratory care
Respiratory
Therapists are specially trained health care professionals who work
under physician’s orders to provide a wide range of breathing
treatments and other services to people with asthma, chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, AIDS and
other lung or lung-related conditions. They also care for premature
infants and are key members of lifesaving response teams charged with
handling medical emergencies.
For further information contact: Tracey J. Shaw
VP, Marketing & Development
(281 238 7821)
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