Karen Schell

Rick Ford

Susan Schaub

Frank Salvatore

Tim Myers

• Susan Schaub comments on the top rating in pulmonary care earned recently by her hospital in this article in the Joliet, IL, Herald News. Susan says respiratory therapists work closely with nurses to implement special protocols aimed at getting patients off the ventilator as soon as possible and minimizing pneumonia.

• Susan Pearson promotes a new RT educational program in her community in this article on the WNDU-TV web site in South Bend, IN. A second story on WSJV-TV also features video.

• Celeste Williams and Diane Rafferty talk about their sleep center and how it is benefiting area residents in this article in the Gaithersburg, MD, Gazette.

• Timothy Myers comments on the portable home oxygen concentrator market in this article in Crain’s Cleveland Business out of Cleveland, OH.

• Rick Ford informs his community on the respiratory implications of the recent fires in California in this article in the San Diego, CA, Union-Tribune.

And several members received good press for their recent RC Week activities --

• Marcy Blaker details her department’s activities for the week in this article in the Hillsdale, MI, Daily News.

• Karen Schell fills her community in on her department’s Open House in this article in the Emporia, KS, Gazette.

• Frank Salvatore Jr. is featured in this article in the Danbury, CT, News Times about his department’s Lung Health Awareness Day event.

• And last, but not least, the RT program at Alvin Community College receives kudos for sponsoring the ARCF’s Ventilator 5K on Thursday of the Week in this article on thefacts.com out of Brazoria County, TX. (Stay turned to AARC Times for more on how the Vent 5K turned out.)