Barlow Respiratory Hospital
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Barlow Respiratory Hospital
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 Location in Los Angeles
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| Geography | |
| Location | 2000 Stadium Way, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°04′34″N 118°14′53″W / 34.076°N 118.248°WCoordinates: 34°04′34″N 118°14′53″W / 34.076°N 118.248°W |
| History | |
| Founded | 1902 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in California |
| Official name | Barlow Sanitorium |
| Designated | October 9, 1990 |
| Reference no. | 504 |
The Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a hospital located in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Echo Park, near Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California.
Originally a tuberculosis sanatorium, Barlow Respiratory Hospital is a long-term acute care facility in Los Angeles that specializes in respiratory diseases and also treats related secondary ailments. The hospital treats approximately 750 patients a year and sets the national benchmark in ventilator weaning at nearly 60%.
The hospital operates satellite sites in Van Nuys, California and in Whittier, California.
The hospital serves an older patient population that suffers from medically complex conditions. Eighty percent of Barlow’s patients are over age 60 and more than half are below the federal poverty level. Eighty percent of its patients are from Los Angeles County while the remaining 20% are admitted from national and international medical facilities. Patients stay at the hospital for an average of 30 days, which is ten times longer than the national average. The patient population is also ethnically diverse and mirrors the diversity of Los Angeles County.
The hospital has four primary treatment programs. Through these programs, it is able to care for conditions that are often associated with respiratory diseases, thus promoting a holistic model of treatment.
Barlow’s TIPS© Ventilator Weaning Protocol / Ventilator Weaning: Barlow Respiratory Hospital is recognized for a ventilator weaning success rate of nearly 60%, among the highest rate in the nation. Our Barlow TIPS© Ventilator Weaning Protocol was developed by Barlow board-certified pulmonologists based on years of specialized respiratory care practice.
Barlow TIPS© protocol has been adopted as a standard of excellence in hospitals nationwide. Our interdisciplinary Barlow team of health care professional helps patients previously unable to be liberated or "weaned” from the ventilator at other hospitals. Patients are guided through an individualized step-by-step method, implemented and monitored by dedicated respiratory care practitioners, to recover independent breathing.
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