Respiratory Care at BCHS

What is Respiratory Therapy?

The need for respiratory therapists is expected to grow by about 35% in the coming years due to factors such as large increases in the elderly population and environmental issues that contribute to the yearly rise in asthma and other respiratory illnesses.

Respiratory therapists save lives every day. Whether they are participating in CPR or administering therapy that allows patients to breathe easier, therapists make life better for those around them. Do you want to save lives, too?

Respiratory therapists gain the knowledge, skills, and actions that contribute to the quality of life of anyone with cardiopulmonary disease, injury or impairment. It doesn't matter if your patient is a premature infant or an octogenarian. Therapists provide care to the entire life spectrum. Their role is comprehensive: they provide diagnostic testing, therapy, education, and life support.

They may practice in a hospital, nursing home, another alternative care facility, a physician's office, home care company, insurance company, or transport provider. Wherever they practice, they are an integral part of the health care team. In almost all work settings, the respiratory therapist is the second most visible care provider after nurses.

Respiratory therapists are a breed apart. The therapist is thoroughly versed in life sciences, and must enjoy integrating technology into the patient's care. Testing equipment, therapy equipment, and life support equipment are all sophisticated devices that require both knowledge and physical skills to apply.

If you want a profession that will give you pride and challenge you every day, explore respiratory therapy as your life's choice. Make a difference in each person's life you touch!

Why BCHS may be the Respiratory Therapy College for You:

• Respiratory Care education has been offered by Baptist Memorial Health Care since 1969.
• We offer a bachelor's degree in health sciences (BHS) with a program in Respiratory Care that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC).
• We offer a 3-track program that includes completion programs for the Certified Respiratory Therapist and the Registered Respiratory Therapist.
• 100% of our graduates achieve license status through the required credentialing exams, and 100% are offered jobs immediately following graduation.

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