Respiratory and Pulmonary Care

Pulmonary Services at Bedford Memorial Hospital are provided through the Pulmonary Clinic, the Difficult Airway/Lung Mass Clinic, Intensive Care Units and Sleep Centers.  The department has several areas of specific interest.  These include Asthma, COPD, Pulmonary Hypertension, Difficult Airway Management, Bed-side Ultrasonography, Sleep Disordered Breathing and Interstitial Lung Disease among others.

Diagnostic services include:

• Spirometry
• Lung volume studies (measuring lung capacity to determine if there is impaired function)
• Diffusion capacity studies
• Bronchial challenge testing
• CAP accredited Blood Gas Laboratory (available through Carilion Labs)
• Nocturnal oximetry studies
• Pulse oximetery
• Screening to qualify patients for home oxygen

Therapy services include:

• Oxygen and aerosol therapy
• Airway clearance therapy
• Mechanical ventilation
• Non-invasive ventilation
• Oximetry/end tidal CO2 monitoring
• Bronchodilator therapy