Respiratory Services

More than 25 million Americans are living with chronic lung disease. Lung disease is the number three cause of death among Americans. Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center has been treating lung disease for more than 40 years. Our respiratory services are some of the premier diagnostic and treatment services in North Carolina. Thomasville Medical Center's respiratory services have been recognized as a "Quality Respiratory Care" organization and has been awarded a certificate for outstanding service each year since 2004.

Thomasville Medical Center's Respiratory Care Center is housed in new state-of-the-art offices. The center provides leading-edge respiratory-care services to Davidson County and surrounding counties. Board-certified internists and family practice physicians direct the care offered through the center's respiratory services, which is staffed with licensed, registered, respiratory-care practitioners. We offer diagnosis, treatment and education for conditions ranging from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, thrombo-embolic disease, smoking and interstitial lung disease.

Common Respiratory Diseases Treated at Thomasville Medical Center

• Pneumonia
• COPD
• Chronic bronchitis
• Asthma

Specialty services available include:

• A full range of diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy services
• Chest surgery services
• Pulmonary function testing.

Our inter-disciplinary team includes:

• Physical and occupational therapists
• Dieticians
• Speech language therapists
• Chaplaincy services
• Social workers.

Asthma/COPD Education

Asthma/COPD education is offered to the public as a free service. Patient education is provided by all of our therapists. More focused and in-depth coaching is provided by therapists and a respiratory therapy patient educator.

Our educational resources include:

• A Resource Learning Center
• Printed materials
• Videos
• Hands-on training with specialized respiratory equipment
• Smoking cessation.