For Immediate Release:
Media Contact: Sarah Darcy
May 11, 2007
(781) 340-8970

National Recognition for South Shore Hospital’s Respiratory Care

South Weymouth, MA — South Shore Hospital is pleased to announce that, for the third consecutive year, South Shore Hospital’s Respiratory Care Services have earned Quality Respiratory Care Recognition (QRCR) from the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).

This recognition means that South Shore Hospital meets strict safety and quality standards related to the provision of respiratory care services by qualified respiratory therapists. To qualify for the recognition, hospitals must meet the following criteria:

All respiratory therapists employed by the hospital to deliver bedside respiratory care services are either legally recognized by the state as competent to provide respiratory care services or hold the CRT or RRT credential.
Respiratory therapists are available 24 hours a day.
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.
A doctor of medicine or osteopathy is designated as medical director of respiratory care services.

The QRCR is bestowed under the auspices of a national AARC program aimed at helping patients and families make informed decisions about the quality of respiratory care services available in hospitals.

South Shore Hospital is one of only three hospitals in Southeastern Massachusetts to have been named a Quality Respiratory Care institution by the AARC.

South Shore Hospital is a tax-exempt, charitable provider of acute, emergency, outpatient, home health, and hospice care to the people of Southeastern Massachusetts. South Shore Hospital employs 3,500 full- and part-time employees and features Southeastern Massachusetts’ largest and most clinically diverse medical staff, with more than 800 members.

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