The Board meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every
month at 7:00 p.m. via phone conference. In Las Vegas, the
meeting place will be Kindred - Flamingo, and in Reno
It may be possible to include your facility in the phone
conference, please contact Lori with a phone number.
For more information contact the 2009-2010 NSRC president
Lori Johnston
Nevada Society for Respiratory Care PO Box 28686, Las Vegas, NV 89126
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Next NSRC Meeting - September 21, 2010 4:00 p.m. Sunrise Hospital Auditorium Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV 89119
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Nevada Society for Respiratory
Care met with Las Vegas Mayor
Oscar Goodman and the Las
Vegas City Council on
Wednesday October 17, 2007.
The mayor proclaimed October
21-27 Respiratory Care Week.
Mayor Goodman presented
NSRC President Luvell
Henderson with a bound
Also present at the City Council
meeting were Immediate Past
President Gerard Marshall,
President Elect Pam
Biglow-Hearst, Sec-Treas
Connie Small, Delegate John
Steinmetz, and member Bonnie
Weaver. Mr. Marshall (not
shown) was instrumental in
arranging the ceremony with
the help of Councilman Gary
Reese.

Respiratory Care Week is a week set aside annually during the last week of October by the
American Association for Respiratory Care. It has been nationally recognized since 1982. Its
purpose is to honor the respiratory care profession, promote respiratory health, increase
awareness of lung health issues, and to encourage those seeking education and career
opportunities in respiratory care. Locally, each respiratory care department in the various
hospitals and other facilities traditionally have their own celebrations and special events
honoring their respiratory therapists and also bringing attention to lung health issues.
Due to growing public scrutiny of health care and respiratory
care, in 1999 the AARC launched a Political Advocacy Contact
Team to advocate public policies that will have a positive
impact on the respiratory care community. PACT members
interact with local, state, and federal government officials on
public policies that affect our patients and our profession.
As an advocate for our members, the AARC does more than
simply “watchdog” issues. The AARC aggressively advocates
for the recognition of the value of respiratory therapy and
therapists in all areas of public policy.
Across the country each state has two PACT
representatives. These PACT representatives coordinate
PACT efforts within their state by communicating with state
PACT members as significant issues arise.
The AARC's goal is to have two respiratory therapists and
one patient contact in each of the 435 Congressional
Districts across the country.
POLITICAL ADVOCACY CONTACT TEAM
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Use this when there is a pressing
issue that needs the support of the
respiratory community.