Hospital of the Year
for Respiratory Care

presented by:
Louisiana Society for Respiratory Care

Application criteria:  
•    Respiratory Care Services must be provided by personnel who obtain the CRT or RRT credentials.
•    Facility must be able to provide some type of proof/confirmation of claims if requested by judging panel.
•    The application must be signed by the Respiratory Therapy Department Manager, and the Hospital/Facility CEO.

Award breakdown:
Two awards will be given:
•    < 200 bed facility
•    > 200 bed facility

Seven categories will be judged
•    % of staff with RRT credential
•    % of staff that are AARC members
•    % of staff with specialized credentials/certificates (ACLS, PALS, NRP, NPS, CPFT, RPFT, etc)
•    Presence & use of Therapists Driven Protocols
•    Blood Gas Lab Efficiency and Safety (Turn around times, Latest CAP/JC inspection, # of analytes accredited for)
•    Services offered at facility under the Respiratory Therapy Department
•    % of staff maintaining advanced competency procedures/equipment and therapy
•    Retention rate of respiratory therapy department
•    Professional relationships and effective communication amongst all team members caring for pulmonary patients

Judging will be done in a manner which is non-biased.  The judging committee will not be aware of any identification of the facility at the time of judging.   You may send your entry electronically to the Award Collections Committee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , then mail your signed entries to OLOLCollege/ Respiratory Therapy/ Kendall Beasley 7443 Picardy Ave., Baton Rouge, LA, 70808.

All therapist driven protocols must accompany the application (preferably electronic). A list of respiratory therapists in your department with credentials and AARC member numbers must accompany your application for the validation committee’s use. This information will ONLY be used for validation purposes.  

The award recipients will be honored and recognized at the LSRC annual conference, and will be given free admission for two to the conference.

For questions please contact your Chapter President or Kendall Beasley @ 225.768.1786 or by the above email address.   

Deadline December 15, 2011

Attachments:

2012 Application for HOTY.doc	[ ]	104 Kb
2012 Hospital of the year application	[Deadline Dec 15, 2011]	158 Kb