The Respiratory Therapy department is a multidisciplinary team made up of several qualified, licensed therapists.  Duties of the respiratory team include medical gas therapy, aerosol therapy, hyperinflation therapy, blood gas sampling and analysis, pulmonary function testing, holter monitoring, EKG, EEG, participation on the code team, and assistance with newborn deliveries.   The respiratory care team is responsible for performing a number of vital functions to assure quality care is administered to the patients of DHCHD.  During the winter they treat patients with pneumonia and RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus).   During the spring, or allergy season, they treat asthma and other bronchial related illnesses.