Respiratory Care

State roundup: Nearly 13,000 Calif. hospital workers set to strike

22 May 2013

Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers. More than 12,000 workers from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees are expected to participate in the two-day strike over staffing, pay and pension reform, union officials said. An ...

Patient care workers set to start walkout at five UC hospitals

21 May 2013

Respiratory therapists, nursing aides and surgical technicians are striking over staffing, pay and pension reform. Citing safety, a judge rules that about 450 employees cannot take part. Respiratory therapists, nursing aides, surgical technicians and other patient care workers plan to stage a walkout starting Tuesday morning at five University of California medical centers.

Study Shows Noninvasive SpCO® Can Help Rapidly Detect Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Emergency Department

21 May 2013

IRVINE, Calif., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today that a new clinical study posted online in Respiratory Care confirms the clinical utility of Masimo's noninvasive carboxyhemoglobin ...