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Save your breath: CHCS adds pulmonary rehab services

January 4, 2022

Categories: News

Getting oxygen into our bodies fuels even the most basic daily activities: Walking through a store, sweeping the floor, caring for pets. Breathing problems caused by lung disease can make even taking a shower or preparing a meal seem impossible, and those who suffer from such difficulties often lose energy and can become anxious or depressed.

Community HealthCare System now offers a program that can help. By adding Pulmonary Rehab to its Cardiac Rehab program, CHCS is ensuring...

Michelle Budreau named Lead Respiratory Therapist

January 21, 2021

Categories: General, News

CHCS has a new position: Lead Respiratory Therapist. We are happy to announce that Michelle Budreau will be assuming this responsibility.

Budreau is a Registered Respiratory Therapist, or RRT, and handles an array of duties. In addition to seeing inpatients and outpatients in Onaga, she monitors respiratory charges and charting in Cerner. She updates, reviews, and writes policies and procedures relating to respiratory issues and helps...

New equipment offers latest and greatest in lung function tests

October 20, 2020

Categories: News

CHCS recently acquired a new pulmonary function test, or PFT, machine. The Ultima Pulmonary Function System by MGC Diagnostics helps us provide the most up-to-date testing of how well a patient’s lungs are working.

According to Registered Respiratory Therapist, or RRT, Michelle Budreau, a PFT measures lung volume, or the maximum amount of air a patient can get into his or her lungs. The test also measures muscle strength, which plays a role in our breathing; diffusion, which is...