by Kenneth Capek, MPA, RRT The problem with disasters is that we can’t predict and sometimes not even imagine their detrimental impact on facility operations and patient care. I knew I wasn’t ready after reading Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital written by Sheri Fink. The writer describes in detail […]
Respiratory Care Week at Bergen Community College
Bergen Community College celebrated with a “service learning” activity in the Student Center on the main campus. The senior class of twenty-one students participated in activities to promote lung health and awareness to the local college community of faculty and students. The Respiratory Club President Mauricio Vega organized the class into three groups of students […]
It’s a Wrap: NJSRC Shore Conference!
The conference may be over but what an event it was! Over 400 attendees and 40 exhibitors made 2015 one of the biggest conferences in recent history! Lectures kicked off early on Wednesday and continued throughout the day. The talks featured multiple speakers including the Keynote Address by Anne Marie Hummel, AARC Director of Regulatory […]
Hackettstown Regional Medical Center’s Better Breathers Club
Hackettstown Regional Medical Center proudly offers the “Better Breathers Club” – a support group for patients with lung disease and their family members. This successful support group has been offered at HRMC for more than 8 years and an average of 20 people attend each session. Monthly lectures are given by physicians and other medical […]
COPD Task Force Established
Exciting news came out of Trenton Monday, November 9, as Governor Christie signed a law establishing a COPD Task Force. Included in the task force is a respiratory therapist. The NJSRC has submitted two names that will bring experience and knowledge of what therapists are doing nationally with managing COPD. The Task Force is to […]
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