Cardiopulmonary Services

Who We Are

HCHC’s Cardiopulmonary department is a support service working with clinical departments, nursing and other hospital departments to deliver the most “state of the art” health care available to patients. Our Cardiopulmonary department is staffed by nationally certified and registered Respiratory Therapists. We continue to offer top quality care and are Certified by the American Association of Respiratory Care as a top quality facility. We are proud of the fact that we take as much pride in our community as we take in our profession. We are available Monday thru Friday from 6 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. We are on call for emergencies 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

What We Do

Provide a variety of diagnostic, therapeutic, and educational services to both inpatients and outpatients. The department is located in Henry County Health Center on the first floor. Respiratory therapists work under the direction of a medical director to provide this range of services.

Diagnostic services include:

Arterial blood gas analysis
Pulmonary function studies and pulmonary stress testing
Oximetry
End tidal CO2 analysis
Night desaturation studies
Electrocardiograms, recording the electrical activity of the heart
Ambulatory Blood pressure recording
Holter monitoring, recording the electrical activity of the heart over an extended period, typically 24-48 hours.
Stress test cardiogram, recording the electrical activity of the heart and blood pressure before, during, and after exercise
Stress echo, performed with the stress test to provide the most accurate diagnosis possible.
Sleep Studies
EEG’s, recording electric activity of the brain

Therapeutic services include:

Oxygen therapy
Mechanical ventilatory support and artificial airway support
Postural drainage and chest physiotherapy
Administration of aerosol medications
Bronchopulmonary hygiene therapy

Cardiac/Pulmonary Support Group

The Cardiac/Pulmonary Support group is designed to encourage persons with concerns about heart and lung disease in their goals for a healthy lifestyle. The group meets every other month. Call 319-385-6504 for more information.

For more information on Cardiopulmonary Services, please call 319-385-6104.