(727) 893-6160.
Hospital patients receive care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. People coping with chronic lung disease can attend the pulmonary rehabilitation program Monday-Friday from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. A pulmonary laboratory for diagnostic procedures is open during the week from 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. To reach a specialist at the pulmonary lab, please call (727) 893-6159. For pulmonary rehab services, please call
(727) 893-6608.
The following are respiratory care procedures offered at Bayfront:
Diagnostic Procedures
Arterial Blood Gas Analysis & Lung Diffusion Testing
Pulse Oximetry
Pulmonary Function Studies
Bronchodilator Therapy Evaluation
End Tidal CO2 Monitoring
Metabolic Monitoring
Hand-held Aerosol Therapy & Metered Dose Inhaler Therapy (MDI)
Intermittent Positive Pressure Breathing Therapy (IPPB)
Continuous Bronchodilator Therapy
Chest Physiotherapy
Incentive Spirometry & Breathing Exercise Training
High & Low Flow Oxygen Therapy
Critical-Care Procedures
Mechanical Ventilation Therapy (long and short term)
High Frequency Ventilation Therapy
CPAP/BIPAP Therapy
Heliox Therapy by mask and mechanical ventilation
Endotracheal Intubation for long- and short-term airway care
Arterial Line Catheter Insertions
Bedside Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
