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PHVP In Hospital

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• In central Pennsylvania, the threat of new organizations implementing a PHVP is low. • To have a PHVP, a hospital needs to have a pediatric surgeon and pediatric ICU able to accommodate vent-dependent patients. • In addition, there must be a number of trained professionals willing to run the ventilator machine and effectively teach the caregivers at home. Respiratory therapists are required to spend three months in Pediatric ICU to learn ventilators and therapy. They need additional 4 weeks training to learn how to teach.

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