Cardio-Respiratory Care
About CRC
Cardio-Respiratory Care (CRC) is made up of several areas of service including: Respiratory Therapy, Non-Invasive Cardiology, the TGMC Sleep Center, and Pulmonary Rehabilitation. The top priority and goal of CRC is to provide high-quality, competent services to improve patient care with special attention to patient satisfaction. The CRC staff works with all members of the health care team under the direction of a physician.
Sleep Center at TGMC
A sleep test at TGMC can be the start of a whole new day.
Ninety percent of us are affected by some kind of sleep disorder. Whether it’s sleep apnea, narcolepsy, sleep walking, night terrors, restless leg syndrome or driving & daytime drowsiness. Ask your doctor to schedule a test at our Center for Sleep Studies, and call us to find out why for thousands of people, better nights and better days begin here.
If your doctor recommends a sleep test, consider The Center for Sleep Studies at TGMC, which is designed with our patients and physicians in mind. Our sleep rooms are equipped with a television, personal thermostat and a bathroom. Our staff is highly trained in sleep medicine, is the most experience in the region and provides excellent customer service for our patients. Additionally, the physicians who read the sleep studies are specialists in sleep medicine, so our patients receive top-notch care.
The Center for Sleep Studies at TGMC will work with physicians and their offices to provide timely testing and accurate results. Our staff will assist with insurance qualification and verification. For more information on the Center for Sleep Studies at TGMC, please call 985-873-3678 or 985-873-4171.
Smoking Cessation Program:
Do Your Body a Favor: Quit Smoking
According to the American Cancer Society, one in five deaths in the United States is directly related to smoking. The good news is among current U.S. smokers, more then 70% of them say they want to quit. If you are a smoker, you know it’s tough to quit. In fact, only five to ten percent of those who try are successful. But here is some motivation. Your body starts seeing results right away before it reaches full recovery.
- 20 minutes after quitting: your blood pressure and temperature of your hands and feet return to normal levels.
- 24 hours after quitting: your chance of a heart attack decreases.
- Two weeks to three months after quitting: your circulation improves and lung function increases up to 30 percent.
- One to nine months after quitting: coughing, sinus congestion, fatigue and shortness of breath decrease; lung structures regain normal function.
- One year after quitting: the excess risk of coronary heart disease is half that of a smoker’s.
- Ten years after quitting: the lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker’s. Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus, bladder, kidney and pancreas also decrease.
- Fifteen years after quitting: the risk of coronary heart disease is equal of a non-smoker’s risk.
- There are several other reasons to quit smoking including cancer, lung diseases, heart attacks, strokes, blood vessel disease – not to mention losing years of your life.
According to Cancer.org and the U.S. Surgeon General, “Smoking cessation (stopping smoking) represents the single most important step that smokers can take to enhance the length andquality of their lives.”
Not only will your body be healthier, you will also smell better, your teeth will be whiter, your food will taste better and you will be able to breathe easier.
So attend a counseling service, and a nicotine substitute such as the patch or gum, or take prescription medication and watch your wallet stay heavy with all the money you will save after quitting smoking.
Smoking cessation classes are offered through Terrebonne General Medical Center OutReach Center. For more information and a schedule of classes, please call the OutReach Center at 985-876-7577.
“People know that it is difficult to quit smoking and sometimes are afraid to try,” said Dr. Ralph Bourgeois of Terrebonne General Medical Center. “Seeing a doctor and taking a prescription can double to quadruple your success rates.”