{"id":13804,"date":"2025-10-29T14:49:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/article\/une-bouffee-dair-pour-les-soins-respiratoires-a-lhopital-de-verdun\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T16:58:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T21:58:05","slug":"a-breath-of-fresh-air-for-respiratory-care-at-verdun-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/en\/article\/a-breath-of-fresh-air-for-respiratory-care-at-verdun-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"A Breath of Fresh Air for Respiratory Care at Verdun Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13804\" class=\"elementor elementor-13804 elementor-13801\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27bc7c14 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27bc7c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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These devices allow respiratory therapy teams to automate simple tasks so they can focus on more complex clinical interventions that require greater expertise.<\/p><p><strong>This project is especially meaningful to us, as it addresses a major challenge: reducing hospital stays and improving patient flow across our facilities.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a250ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a250ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f86694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f86694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoinsRespiratoires_HopitalVerdun.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13803\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoinsRespiratoires_HopitalVerdun.webp 1200w, https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoinsRespiratoires_HopitalVerdun-300x157.webp 300w, https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoinsRespiratoires_HopitalVerdun-1024x536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/fondationsanteurbaine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SoinsRespiratoires_HopitalVerdun-768x402.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Nathalie Poupart, Pulmonary Nurse; 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We are extremely grateful\u2014not only for the benefit to our users, but also for our care teams.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Rapha\u00ebl Laforme, Coordinator, Directorate of Multidisciplinary Services, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc8101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc8101\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A heartfelt thank-you to all the donors whose support made the purchase of these devices possible\u2014an investment that will contribute to more effective respiratory care at Verdun Hospital.<br \/><\/strong><\/p><p>Thank you to the teams at Verdun Hospital for their collaboration! 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