Cardiopulmonary Department

(309) 836-1538

Located on the first floor of MDH.

The Cardiopulmonary Department at McDonough District Hospital provides services to evaluate, treat and care for patients with  breathing disorders. Patients who need care for their breathing disorders may have chronic lung problems, such as asthma, bronchitis and emphysema, but they also include heart attack and accident victims; premature infants; and people with cystic fibrosis, lung cancer and other associated diseases.

Cardiopulmonary techs perform procedures that are both diagnostic and therapeutic. Some of these services offered at McDonough District Hospital include:

Diagnostic Services

• Measuring the capacity of the patient’s lungs to determine if there is impaired function
• Studying disorders of people with disruptive sleep patterns
• Cardiac stress testing, echocardiograms, EKG’s and other studies of the cardiopulmonary system
• Non-invasive (no needles) vascular testing of the arterial and venous systems

• Assist breathing and/or administer oxygen through highly sophisticated equipment
• Provide mechanical ventilation for treating patients who cannot breathe adequately on their own
• Provide therapy that will help a patient recover lung function
• Administer medications in aerosol form to help alleviate breathing problems and prevent respiratory infections

The Cardiopulmonary Department has attained recognition after an extensive review for their commitment to quality diagnostic testing. The non-invasive vascular lab is accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL). The department is also accredited by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Echocardiography Laboratories (ICAEL).

The Cardiopulmonary Department has maintained both of these accreditations since 1999, with a full review every three years. The review consists of national experts in the fields of echocardiography and non-invasive vascular medicine reviewing actual studies for quality, accuracy, and completeness when compared with national standards.