Ephrata-based EME Medical Equipment and Home Care Supplies (EME) has been named a quality respiratory care provider by The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC).
To qualify for the recognition, EME met the following conditions:
- All respiratory therapists employed by EME to deliver home respiratory therapy services are either legally recognized by the state as competent to provide respiratory therapy services or hold the CRT or RRT credential.
- Respiratory therapists are available to patients 24 hours a day.
- Other personnel qualified to perform specific respiratory therapy procedures and the amount of supervision required for them to perform these specific procedures must be designated in writing.
EME is accredited by a nationally recognized, third-party accreditation organization.