Gateway Medical Center provides a wide range of services for patients suffering from breathing-related disorders, and many are available on an outpatient basis. These include medication treatments, oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, pulmonary function testing, bronchoscopy assistance, exercise testing, electroencephalogram (EEG), polysomnography (sleep studies), pulmonary/metabolic (exercise) testing, pulmonary rehabilitation, outpatient tracheostomy care, heart pump monitoring, and asthma education. For more information, call 931-502-4080.

Our Respiratory Care department has been named a quality respiratory care provider for the third year in a row under a national program aimed at helping patients and their families make informed decisions about the quality of the respiratory services available in hospitals. This helps ensure that patients have access to respiratory care services provided by qualified respiratory therapists.

Hospitals recognized under the program ensure patient safety by agreeing to adhere to a strict set of criteria governing their respiratory care services.

The qualifications for recognition are: all respiratory therapists employed by the hospital to deliver bedside respiratory care services are properly trained; therapists must be available 24 hours; other personnel qualified to perform specific respiratory procedures and the amount of supervision required for personnel to carry out specific procedures must be designated in writing; and a doctor of medicine or osteopathy is designated as medical director of respiratory care services. 

Sleep Disorders Center

Sleep disorders affect one out of four people. The most common sleep disorder is called sleep apnea. It affects breathing, resulting in frequent awakenings, snoring, increased blood pressure, excessive daytime sleeping, possible loss of productivity and loss of concentration. If left untreated if can lead to cardiac problems, stroke, or even death.

The procedure to evaluate for sleep disorders is very simple, starting with a referral from a primary care physician. Then an overnight stay in our comfortable, state of art Sleep Disorders Center, helps doctors make a diagnosis.

There are various treatment options available for sleep apnea that can improve your quality of life. Call 931-502-4090 for more information.