Respiratory Services from Valley Health

Respiratory Care in Virginia & West Virginia

Just as your lungs and airways are an integral part of your body’s functioning, our respiratory and cardiopulmonary services are essential to the care at each and every one of our Valley Health locations. Whether in the OR, the neonatal intensive care unit, the emergency department or other departments, our Valley Health experts constantly provide respiratory care and assist patients with their problems. Our respiratory therapists routinely treat patients suffering from asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, viral infections, pneumonia, neonatal problems, lung tumors, TB, and more.

We provide the following diagnostic tests:

• Arterial Blood Gas
• Bronchoscopy
• Cardiac Stress Test
• Cardiolite Stress Test
• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram
• Electroencephalography
• Event Monitor
• Holter Monitor
• King of Hearts Monitor
• Methacholine Challenge
• Persantine Cardiolite Stress Test
• Pulmonary Function Test

Valley Health is also known for our commitment to bettering our communities through educational programs, symposiums, and more.

SuperKids Asthma Initiative

The SuperKids Asthma Initiative (SKAI), funded by Valley Health and Winchester Medical Foundation and developed by a team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals, provides education and support to children with asthma and their families. The goal of the SuperKids Asthma Initiative is to help children achieve their full potential despite having asthma. The SKAI Toolbox is a resource for children with asthma and their parents. The contents of the toolbox reinforce the education received from physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and other healthcare professionals. The toolboxes are provided to children being discharged from Winchester Medical Center.

For more information on the SuperKids Asthma Initiative, click here.

Bronchial Thermoplasty

One of the services we provide in order to treat asthma is called Bronchial Thermoplasty. In this procedure, we deliver heat to the airway walls in the lungs. The heat limits the muscles’ ability to constrict the airways. This treatment is for patients diagnosed with severe persistent asthma that is not well-controlled by inhaled corticosteroids or long-acting beta agnostics. In addition, this treatment is only for patients over the age of 18 and not for patients who have electronic implants, problems taking certain medicines or previous Bronchial Thermoplasty treatments.

Quality Health Care Since 1903. Valley Health.

For over 100 years, Valley Health hospitals have grown and fine-tuned their services to best meet the needs of patients throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and surrounding communities. We are dedicated to the health and wellness of our patients and to providing quality respiratory and cardiopulmonary care.