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The NSRC is proud to announce this month’s Respiratory Showcase, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital - Respiratory Care Department and Pulmonary Program.
Overview:
As one of the nation's foremost rehabilitation facilities for children and adults, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital offers many highly specialized programs and services for those who have suffered a debilitating injury or illness. The hospital is a state-of-the-art facility where patients achieve the most independent and productive lifestyle possible.
Since 1958, Madonna has worked to help the mind, body and spirit heal together ... and heal one another. This approach goes beyond traditional therapy and helps nurture within patients the most critical element of recovery, hope.
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Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln, NE
Joe Rush, RRT, Supervisor, reviews a chest x-ray with RT students and Stephanie Bales, RN
Amanda Cooper CRT and Kathyrn Davison CRT, share a laugh with Larry on the Ventilator Assist Unit.
Kathryn Davison, CRT ventilates Larry during a circuit change.
Amanda Cooper, CRT, gives “Butch” his MIE treatment in lieu of suctioning.
Dr. Sean Barry, presents at the Respiratory Education Seminar (RES) offered monthly.
Danny Wagner, RRT and Joe Rush, RRT practice intubation as part of a yearly competency.
Donna, pulmonary program patient, celebrates being weaned off her ventilator and tracheostomy tube with part of her interdisciplinary team.
Nancy Nathenson, RRT provides IMPACT ventilator training to Grand Island, paramedics and EMT’s
Respiratory receives The Goldberg Innovation Award from NALTH for the R.I.M.M.©, a unique assessment tool.
Madonna is a freestanding hospital with 319 beds dedicated to medical rehabilitation and extended care. Madonna has developed and supports six internationally recognized rehabilitation programs that have all received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
We offer a comprehensive continuum of care: Long Term Acute Care Hospital, Acute Rehabilitation Hospital, Subacute Inpatient Rehabilitation, Ventilator Assistance and Special Needs, Rehabilitation Day Program, TherapyPlus Outpatient Services, and ProActive, a medically based health and fitness center.
Madonna is the only hospital in the region with an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technology lab. Combining the latest technology and research with a unique interdisciplinary team approach, Madonna involves the patient and family in each step of the recovery process. At Madonna... Now you can. See our Web site for more information at www.Madonna.org.
Madonna’s Respiratory Care Department and Pulmonary Program:
In calendar year 2007 Madonna’s respiratory therapists cared for 126 ventilator patients in the Long Term Acute Care Hospital and Acute Rehab programs. Of those, 60% weaned from the ventilator in an average of 19 days. Of the 76 vent patients who weaned, approximately 2/3 discharged home or went on for further rehabilitation. Madonna currently has 36 regularly scheduled RT staff, and 19 PRN staff.
We serve patients with varied diagnosis, including spinal cord injury, brain injury, neurological disease, post-trauma and more, from throughout the Midwest and across the country. Madonna treated patients from 30 states in 2007.
Madonna’s respiratory therapists work very closely with the interdisciplinary team, patient and family to ensure an effective and individualized treatment program. Dr. Lisa Mansur, pulmonologist, serves as the Pulmonary Program Medical Advisor and Dr. Sean Barry, pulmonologist, serves as the Respiratory Therapy Department Medical Director.
Our respiratory care practitioners specialize in inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation and respiratory care. Madonna respiratory therapists participate on code team, intubation team and PACE team (Post Acute Rapid Response). Mechanical ventilator and tracheostomy weaning are Madonna’s RT’s areas of expertise.
The department utilizes the ESPRIT ventilator and NICO for the difficult to wean ventilator-dependent patient. The LTV 1200 ventilator is used for vent-dependent patients for mobility. Additionally, the CADENCE self breathing system and Vapotherm 2000i hydration system technologies help our patients meet their goals.
Madonna RTs utilize protocols from the following categories: Lung Expansion, Small Volume Nebulizer, Meter Dose Inhaler, Ventilator and Tracheostomy Weaning and Secretion Management, including Mechanical In-Exsufflator (MIE).
In 2007, the National Association of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH) presented Madonna with the national Goldberg Award, recognizing Madonna RT’s national leadership in respiratory rehabilitation, treatment and research for the Respiratory Independence Measure of Madonna (R.I.M.M.©), an assessment and outcomes measure to evaluate progress in patients with respiratory dysfunction.
Contact Information:
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital
5401 South St.
Lincoln, NE 68506
402-489-7102 or 1-800-676-5448
www.madonna.org Disclaimer:
The information and pictures in the Respiratory Showcase are provided
with the permission of the submitting hospital.
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