St Joseph's Care Group - St Joseph's Hospital - Outpatient Ventilation Clinic

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

Wheelchair Accessible

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