Bear Lake Memorial Hospital shall operate a fully functional Respiratory Care Department. The combination of respiratory care department, and Sleep Lab allow for an interdisciplinary approach to the provision of patient care. Patient care shall be provided to inpatients and outpatients.
Patient Population:
The patient population served by Respiratory Care Services consists of newborn, pediatric, adolescent, adult and the geriatric patients requiring respiratory care, services, treatment or testing to maintain optimum physiological maintenance of respiratory systems.
Scope and Complexity of Patient Care Needs:
Respiratory Care Services shall provide optimum assistance to nurses and physicians in maintaining preventive and restorative health needs for patients. The Respiratory Care Services staff shall provide quality, conscientious, cost effective and competent care with respect for life and dignity at every stage of the human experience.
List of services:
- Pulmonary Function Testing
- Baseline and CPAP Titrations studies
- Home Sleep Studies
- CPT Therapy, Nebulizer Therapy
- High Flow Nasal Cannula
- Bipap Therapy
- Intubations
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Incentive Spirometry
- PEP Therapy
- CPR
- ET Co2 Monitoring
- Nasal/Tracheal Suctioning
- Oxygen Therapy Devices
- ABG collection and Analysis and Tracheostomy Care.
Our Respiratory Team
Nathan Crane BS RRT R(RT)(CT)
Director of Respiratory Therapy
Grew up in the valley, Been working for Bear Lake memorial Hospital for 9 Years and been a Respiratory therapist since May 2014
Martin Sorenson BS RRT(RT)(RPFT)
Grew up in the valley and then moved away with family, was working for Minidoka Memorial hospital in Rubert. Has been working for Bear Lake memorial hospital for 1.5 Years and ahs been an Rt since August 2011.
Keasi Jeppsen
Sleep Certified Polysomnography
Been working her since 2019
Jody Toki
Sleep Certified Polysomnography
Been working here since 2020
