McLeod Respiratory Therapy Services

Respiratory Therapy includes diagnostic, preventive, and treatment services for diseases that affect breathing and lung function. Our doctors work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary group of specialists, including cardiologists, interventional radiologists, surgeons, respiratory therapists, and other healthcare professionals to provide comprehensive care for conditions such as:

  • Asthma
  • Bronchitis
  • Emphysema
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lung Disease
  • High Blood Pressure
  • Pneumonia
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Pulmonary Embolism
  • Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Sleep Apnea
  • High Quality Respiratory Therapy

    The McLeod team of Respiratory Therapists works directly with our physicians and nurses to provide safe high-quality medical care. They care for our smallest patients in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) whose lungs are not fully developed to our adult patients with respiratory disease.

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    Utilizing advanced techniques and equipment, the Respiratory Therapy team offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services including:

    • Pulmonary Function Testing
    • Methacholine Challenge/Bronchoprovocation Testing
    • Arterial Blood Gas Testing
    • Six Minute Walk Test
    • Asthma and COPD Education
    • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
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  • Hyberbaric Oxygen Therapy

    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) is a simple but effective treatment in which the patient breathes 100% pure oxygen while inside a pressurized chamber. The increased oxygen and pressure administer 10 to 20 times more oxygen directly into the body’s tissues, helping increase the body’s own natural wound-healing abilities. HBOT also helps fight certain types of infections, improves circulation, and stimulates the growth of new blood vessels.

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    McLeod dedicated Respiratory Therapists have specialized training and meticulously follow rigorous safety standards for the well-being of the patients we serve. Our HBOT team takes pride in making sure patients are treated with dignity and respect. Patient comfort and satisfaction are also extremely important to us.

    Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy treats:

    • Diabetic Foot Ulcers
    • Non-healing Wounds
    • Osteomyelitis (inflammation or swelling in the bone)
    • Soft Tissue Radionecrosis
    • Osteoradionecrosis
    • Preparation or Preservation of Skin Grafts
    • Necrotizing Infections

    This advanced treatment option in the healing of wounds, body tissues, infections, and more is available at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. A referral from a primary care provider is required for HBOT.

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