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Health Reform ACT. Action needed from you!!! |
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Written by Web Administrator
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 02:20 |
Health reform will be the hot topic in Washington DC this summer. What will likely happen is that a health reform bill will be the one and only big health care legislative initiative in Congress. Medicare bill provisions that have nothing to do with actual health reform will be attached to this one large bill.
As you may remember, S 343 and HR 1077 are being considered in Congress now. This is our Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative that will expand the ability of qualified respiratory therapists to deliver services in physician offices without the physician having to be in the office when they do it.
To ensure our bills move forward, we need to urge Congress to include the provisions of those bills into the health reform legislation.
So you're on tap for a job. . . we need you to write to your members of Congress now and ask them to include S 343 (in the Senate) and HR 1077 (in the House) in the health care reform that moves forward.
The AARC has made it easy. Use the online email authoring tool provided on the AARC's website. Do this today and ask your friends to do so as well.
Write to Congress
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Written by Web Administrator
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Thursday, 21 May 2009 00:08 |
The LSRC kicked off our membership drive at our convention this month and I wanted to try and get the word out about some of the perks of joining now. In addition the the professional development driven by the AARC and your state society we are offering the following incentives to join during this membership drive:
Current Incentives
1. Vouchers for New Members for $80. This is a $30 savings. Contact any LSRC Board member of committee chair for information.
2. Drawing for free admission for 2 to next years LSRC Conference and 1 hotel room for the conference. Any current member that gets a new member to join between now and Sept. 1st will be put into the drawing. All you have to do is send an email to
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with the name of the person you are signing up. When that memberhsip goes through your name will be added to the drawing. Getting multiple members to join increases your chances of winning. IE: if you get 3 people to join you get 3 chances to win.
3. VIP Admission to LSRC Tailgait Party at LSU/Vanderbilt Football Game. The LSRC will be having a tailgate party for the LSU/Vanderbilt football game this year. All new members who sign up between now and September 1st
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Our Lady of the Lake RMC is the Hospital of the Year Award for Respiratory Care |
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Written by Web Administrator
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Thursday, 21 May 2009 00:01 |
 The 2009 Hospital of the Year for Respiratory Care with more than 200 beds has a staff of 68 respiratory therapists, all of which are AARC members. With 100% AARC membership, this demonstrates professional commitment and growth. These RTs and physicians work well together as a team which allows for the expertise and specialized care of each patient in need. With the therapist driven protocols, this hospital has decreased length of stay while improving financial gain. This hospital has respiratory therapists that are expected to excel and remain competent in advanced level skills such as intubation, art line insertion, iNO, HFOV and a fast response to medical emergencies. This department has the highest standards for their blood gas lab safety and efficiency with two CAP inspectors on staff. All of this, and they can still maintain a retention rate of 93%. We are honored to award this hospital with Hospital of the Year for Respiratory Care is Our Lady of the Lake RMC. |
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Last Updated on Thursday, 21 May 2009 00:12 |
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UMC of Lafayette is the Hospital of the Year for Respiratory Care |
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Written by Web Administrator
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Thursday, 21 May 2009 00:03 |
 The 2009 Hospital of the Year for Respiratory Care with less than 200 beds has an RT staff of 30 therapists, with 87% of them being RRT credentialed and 83% are AARC members. This is a hospital that encourages and rewards professional development with processes in place to increase credentials by having tuition exemption for any employee continuing their education at any LSU affiliate university. All RTs at this hospital are ACLS certified and they all are competent in arterial line insertion and Bronchoalveolar Lavage procedures. The respiratory therapists, physicians, and nursing staff work close as a team to provide life saving respiratory care to their patients. We are honored to award this hospital with Hospital of the Year for Respiratory Care, University Medical Center of Lafayette. |
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