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Respiratory Therapy

Respiratory therapists care for patients young and old with varying respiratory disorders such as asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, to name just a few.

The Respiratory Therapy Department at New Ulm Medical Center offers the following services:

• Ventilator management
• BIPAP (bilevel positive airway pressure) management
• Respiratory treatments
• Pulmonary function tests
• Oxygen/oximetry
• Asthma education
• Respiratory assessment
• EEG’s – sleep deprived and conscious
• Respiratory patient education
• Baby care at high-risk deliveries and c-sections
• Instruction of Neonatal Resuscitation Program

Education materials for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma are available in the department anytime.

Staff of the Respiratory Therapy Department are in-house 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on-call Monday through Thursday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. To reach therapists Sheila Wacker, RRCP, or Sandra Orr, CRCP,LPN  call 507-233-1128. 

New Ulm Medical Center
1324 Fifth St. N.
P.O. Box 577
New Ulm, MN 56073
507-233-1000
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