Respiratory Care Phone: (323) 913-4880
Respiratory Care Location: Second floor bridge connecting patient tower and medical tower

The Respiratory Care department at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center provides a comprehensive range of services including the following.

• Simple oxygen therapy
• Simple aerosol therapy
• Small-volume therapy (HHN)
• Intermittent positive pressure breathing therapy
• Incentive spirometry
• Metered dose inhalers, which include patient education and instruction
• Chest physiotherapy
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• Sputum induction
• Arterial blood gases: puncture and analysis
• Complete pulmonary function testing
• Bedside pulmonary function testing
• Tracheotomy tube changes
• BIPAP (Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure)
• Mechanical ventilation: short term and long term
• Mechanical ventilator weaning
• Airway management
• Neonatal Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (level 2)

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center's Respiratory Care department utilizes a special medical device called a pulse oximeter, which measures a patient’s oxygen saturation level in the blood without the need for a blood sample. The pulse oximeter constantly displays a patient’s heart rate as well.

In addition, the Respiratory Care department utilizes a noninvasive CO monitor, called a NICO monitor, which displays various respiratory parameters, but most importantly it displays the readiness of a patient to be weaned off a mechanical ventilator without the need for an invasive procedure.

The Respiratory Care staff is multilingual and always available to provide patient education and instruction on any of the services provided. The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Respiratory Care department also sponsors annual Respiratory Ventilator Symposiums educating medical professionals on respiratory specific health care updates.