Members Spotlighted for Advocacy, Staffing Engagement, and Research Efforts

AARC member and Montana Society President Marty Gaither, MHA, RRT, RRT-ACCS, was featured in an article on the Sidney Health Center website for making a trip to Washington, DC, to support rural health care and advocate for both the SOAR Act and the AIR Act – two pieces of legislation that would create greater access to RTs for patients. Read it Here

AARC members Scott Pettinichi, MEd, RRT-NPS, AE-C, and Sarah Grant, BHS, RRT, RRT-ACCS, were featured in an article on the Children’s Hospitals Association website about how Norton Children’s is strengthening the long-term stability of its respiratory care staff through innovative apprentice and residency programs. Read it Here

AARC member Danielle Lorenson, MBA, RRT, was featured in an article in the Herald-Whig about Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing & Health Sciences’ receipt of CoARC’s President’s Award for Excellence in Credentialing Success. Read it Here

AARC member Debbie Downey, RRT, RPSGT, was featured in an article in The Banner Press about a women’s conference where she will speak on sleep issues. Read it Here

AARC member Peter Crossno, MD, was featured in an article and video on KSL.com about how one woman has been helped by an Intermountain Health AI strategy that uses a device that measures lung function at home and sends the information to an app so that it can be used by both the patient and their respiratory therapist to better manage care. Read and Watch it Here