Respiratory Therapists (often called “RT’s”) are health-care professionals who provide treatment to patients with breathing problems. Respiratory therapists care for patients in the hospital in a variety of areas such as intensive care units, emergency departments, operating rooms, and in-patient and outpatient clinics. Respiratory therapists at UHN monitor and provide care for patients 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

What we do:

• Maintain an open airway to help emergency, intensive care, and surgery patients breathe
• Assist in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and support
• Provide life support for patients who can't breathe on their own
• Assist anesthesiologists in the operating room
• Administer inhaled drugs and medical gases such as asthma medication and oxygen
• Conduct tests to measure lung function
• Teach people to manage their asthma or to quit smoking
• Teach students, new staff, including nurses and physicians
• Participate in research studies, including the Lung Open Ventilation Study (LOVS) and the Treatment with Oscillation and an Open Lung Strategy (TOOLS) *

Contact Us
Toronto General Hospital Office
3 Eaton Room 404
Telephone: (416) 340-3347

Respiratory Therapy Dept. ICU/Wards
Toronto General Hospital
2 Eaton Room 326
Telephone: (416) 340-4800 ext. 3239

Respiratory Therapy Dept. (Operating Room)
Toronto General Hospital
2 Eaton, OR
Telephone: (416) 340 4800 ext. 3148

Toronto Western Hospital Office
Fell Basement Room 110
Telephone: (416) 603-5696

Respiratory Therapy Dept. ICU/Wards
Toronto Western Hospital
2 Fell Room 145
Telephone: 416 603 5800 ext. 5772

Respiratory Therapy Dept. (Operating Room)
Toronto Western Hospital
2 Fell, OR
Telephone: (416) 603 5800 ext. 5272

Respiratory Therapy Dept.
Princess Margaret Hospital
15th Floor Room 102
Telephone: 416 946 4501 ext. 5323

* Description based on information used with permission from the Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists www.csrt.com.