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St Joseph's Hospital - Outpatient Ventilation Clinic

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35 Algoma St N
Thunder Bay
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807-343-2412
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4 pm
Last update: Feb 11, 2026: Suggest an edit
Application
Physician or Nurse Practitioner Referral required

Eligibility / Target Population
Individuals at risk for chronic respiratory failure, such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), post polio, Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Kyphoscoliosis, Kennedy's Disease

Fees
None

Languages
English

Accessibility
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Description of Services:
A ventilation clinic for individuals at risk for chronic respiratory failure
  • Respirologist and Respiratory Therapist provide individual assessment, consultation, education and skills training
Interventions include:
  • Lung volume recruitment
  • Mechanical insufflations/exsufflation
  • Non-invasive and invasive ventilation
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