Healthcare Professionals
The AARC and the American Lung Association have partnered to provide an important source of information for your patients. If you are looking for a live source of trained registered respiratory therapists and registered nurses to refer patients to who have questions about lung-related issues, we now have an excellent option for you. Simply refer them to The American Lung Association call center at 1-800-548-8252. The hours of operation are Monday–Friday from 7am to 7pm central time. As an alternative you may also refer patients to this web page where they can submit a question to the call center staff. When patients submit a question online staff will take the time to seek out the answers and will respond within 24–48 hours.

Consumers
How often have you had questions about health-related issues but didn’t have an easy source to access? You can now call The American Lung Association call center at 1-800-548-8252 or submit a question at their web site. If you submit your question online they will take the time to seek out the answers and make every effort to respond within 24-48 hours. The call center is staffed by registered respiratory therapists and registered nurses with the knowledge and resources to answer your lung health questions. Meet the call center specialists. Michael L. Mark, BS, RRT, RN, director of the call center, and his staff have many years of experience in the healthcare industry. Areas of expertise include education, smoking cessation, respiratory therapy, lung disease, nursing, physician referral, respiratory homecare, neonatal, pediatric and adult intensive care, Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance, medication counseling, patient advocacy, healthcare insurance, and nursing care management.

In addition to the excellent call center resources listed above, please take advantage of YourLungHealth.org to provide you with a comprehensive array of consumer healthcare programs, services, and statistics.

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