Galion Community Hospital receives recognition

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Galion Community Hospital has earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition in a National Program (QRCR). This program is aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory care services available in hospitals.

About 700 hospitals out of 5,000 of hospitals in the United States have been named a Quality Respiratory Care Institution.” Galion Community Hospital is proud of our accomplishment”, commented Linda Hooks, L.P.N., and Registered Respiratory Therapist for GC. “Our community has been very supportive of Galion Community Hospital and we are very appreciative. It makes us even more determined to continue our efforts to deliver the highest standards of respiratory care.”

GCH respiratory therapists are specially trained health care professionals who work under physician’s orders to provide a wide range of breathing treatments and other services to people with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis, lung cancer, AIDS, and other lung or lung-related conditions.

The QRCR program was started by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AACAR) in 2003 to help consumers identify those facilities using qualified respiratory therapists to provide respiratory care. Hospitals earning the QRCR designation ensure patient safety by agreeing to adhere to a strict set of criteria governing their respiratory care services. The AARC is also a membership organization representing more than 46, 000 health professionals involved in respiratory care nationwide.