Clinton Memorial Hospital Respiratory Care maintains recognition from National Program
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WILMINGTON, OHIO – Respiratory Care at Clinton Memorial Hospital has once again earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) from a national program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care services available in hospitals.
About 700 hospitals (approximately 15 percent) in the United States have applied for and received this award. CMH has received the recognition the past two years.
“We are extremely honored to have received this award for the second year in a row,” says Nikki Johnson, manager of respiratory care at CMH. “Our respiratory therapists take pride in the care that we deliver to our patients and it is very rewarding to be recognized for it.”
QRCR 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, CMH provided documentation showing it meets the following conditions:
· All respiratory therapists delivering bedside respiratory care are either legally recognized by the state as competent to provide that care or hold the certified respiratory therapist or registered respiratory therapist credential.
· Therapists are available 24 hours.
· 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 doctor of medicine or osteopathy is designated as medical director of respiratory care services.
· Hospital policy prohibits the routine delivery of medicated aerosol treatments utilizing small volume nebulizers, metered dose inhalers, or intermittent positive pressure treatments to multiple patients simultaneously. Circumstances under which this practice is permitted is defined by policy.
The AARC's QRCR program grew out of growing concerns among health care leaders and the general public regarding the safety and quality of health care services. A list of QRCR hospitals is maintained at the association's web site for consumers at YourLungHealth.org.
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.
The AARC is a membership organization representing more than 46,000 health professionals involved in respiratory care nationwide.[[In-content Ad]]
About 700 hospitals (approximately 15 percent) in the United States have applied for and received this award. CMH has received the recognition the past two years.
“We are extremely honored to have received this award for the second year in a row,” says Nikki Johnson, manager of respiratory care at CMH. “Our respiratory therapists take pride in the care that we deliver to our patients and it is very rewarding to be recognized for it.”
QRCR 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, CMH provided documentation showing it meets the following conditions:
· All respiratory therapists delivering bedside respiratory care are either legally recognized by the state as competent to provide that care or hold the certified respiratory therapist or registered respiratory therapist credential.
· Therapists are available 24 hours.
· 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 doctor of medicine or osteopathy is designated as medical director of respiratory care services.
· Hospital policy prohibits the routine delivery of medicated aerosol treatments utilizing small volume nebulizers, metered dose inhalers, or intermittent positive pressure treatments to multiple patients simultaneously. Circumstances under which this practice is permitted is defined by policy.
The AARC's QRCR program grew out of growing concerns among health care leaders and the general public regarding the safety and quality of health care services. A list of QRCR hospitals is maintained at the association's web site for consumers at YourLungHealth.org.
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.
The AARC is a membership organization representing more than 46,000 health professionals involved in respiratory care nationwide.[[In-content Ad]]