The Pulmonary Services department at Hanover Hospital offers a variety of services for both in and out patients. Click on the links below for more information.
- In-Patient Respiratory Care
- Diagnostic Testing
- Bronchoscopy
- Pulmonary Rehab
- Tobacco / Smoking Cessation
- COPD
- Coalition for Lung Health
Twenty-four hours per day and seven days a week, trained and licensed Respiratory Care Professionals are available to assess respiratory problems and assist the nursing and physician staff. The Respiratory Care staff is trained and experienced in all hospital areas including newborn, pediatrics, adult general –surgical, critical care, post-op, emergency department and rehabilitation.
The state of the art Pulmonary Diagnostic Laboratory can perform all tests needed to help the physician diagnose and treat a wide range of pulmonary problems. Testing includes:
- Routine spirometry with or without bronchodilator
- Full lung volumes by plethysmography or Nitrogen washout
- Methacholine Challenge
- Metabolic exercise testing to evaluate for dyspnea or exercise induced asthma
- Arterial Blood Gas with co-oximetry
- Exercise oximetry
- Overnight home sleep oximetry
Diagnostic hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. Wednesday and Friday from 7:00 am to 3:00pm. To schedule a test, call 717.632-2199.
The Diagnostic Respiratory Care staff assists physicians performing diagnostic bronchoscopy in the Bronchoscopy Suite. These procedures are arranged by the physician on in-patients and out-patients.
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary program that helps people cope physically, psychologically and socially with lung disease. People who experience chronic lung disease have a combination of problems, which are addressed in pulmonary rehabilitation.
Pulmonary rehabilitation is essential for COPD patients. It plays an integral role in enhancing the quality of life for those who struggle to take a breath. The goal of pulmonary rehab is to improve physical endurance in order to overcome the conditions that cause shortness of breath and limit capacity for physical exercise and daily activities.
The complete program is 24 sessions/2-3 days a week. The sessions include exercise and education on topics such as: What is COPD, Coping with my disease, medications, stress management, etc. Meetings are also arranged with Social Services, Nutrition Services and if needed, Vocational Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation evaluations can be requested by your physician by calling 633-2159.
Nicotine, the active substance in cigarettes and other tobacco products, is as addictive as any hard drug, such as heroin or cocaine. But, if you want a chance at breathing easier and living a full, quality of life, you have to quit. When you are ready to do it, you have resources available to help you succeed! Hanover Hospital offers a variety of options to help members of the community in their efforts to adopt a tobacco-free lifestyle.
The Tobacco Cessation Department at Hanover Hospital offers a quarterly "Freedom from Smoking" group clinic. This class creates a friendly and safe environment where participants explore the world of tobacco use with an American Lung Association certified facilitator. In the empowering 8-session course the group learns behavior modification, stress management, examines lifestyle issues related to smoking, and how to become tobacco-free! Various Nicotine Replacement Therapies will also be reviewed. If the group setting isn’t for you, Hanover Hospital also offers one-on-one sessions for youth and adults. Additional offerings include worksite employee cessation programs, free quit consultations, and resource materials available by mail. For more information, contact the Tobacco Cessation Department at (717) 633-8894.
The Respiratory Care Department offers every in-patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease a bedside teaching session. This easy to understand, brief meeting attempts to ensure that patients understand their condition and understand how it is treated. The possible underlying causes and the types of medications are also reviewed.
The Hanover Area Coalition for Lung Health was formed in 1999 to increase awareness of COPD in the Hanover Community. Based on the National Lung Health Education Program (www.NLHEP.org), the Coalition has worked to improve public awareness through posters, billboards and community spirometry screenings. Spirometry is the simple breathing test used to detect early COPD. Greater physician awareness of the importance of early detection has been done through education conferences, newsletters and physician-to-physician communication.