Tag: respiratory-therapist
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First-time parents overcome challenges in NICU
On May 4, baby Luca came into the world a little earlier than expected, weighing just over one pound. Facing...
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“I got 99 problems, but a trach ain’t one”
A Kitchener couple found a lighthearted way to keep life’s challenges in perspective, especially since their two-year-old daughter Raiya has...
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500 days of Lilly
After staying 500 days at Hamilton Health Sciences’ McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH), one of our tiniest yet mightiest patients got...
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Helping our littlest patients breathe
There is no such thing as a typical day in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at McMaster Children’s Hospital...
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“When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters.” Respiratory therapists are vital to COVID care
“We see patients when they are at their very worst,” says respiratory therapist (RT) Ally Ruzycki-Chadwick. Her job is to...
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Up Close: COVID-19 Units at Hamilton General Hospital
At Hamilton General Hospital, two units have been designated to care for COVID-19 patients: 8 West and ICU South. By...
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