Getachew Bekalu, CRT, Respiratory Therapist with Mercy General Hospital
Get to know Respiratory Therapist Getachew Bekalu, who serves the population of Elk Grove, California.
Getachew graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Respiratory Therapy from the Loma Linda University in California in 2008, giving him over a decade of experience in his field. Getachew is currently certified as a Respiratory Therapist, Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support. To stay up to date in his field he remains a professional member of the American Association for Respiratory Care.
Getachew currently practices as a Respiratory Therapist with Mercy General Hospital, where he holds an expertise in Respiratory Therapy, Intensive Care Unit, Cardiac Surgery, and Emergency Room care. Getachew attributes his professional success to God as well as his mother who raised four young children alone and instilled a great work ethic and foundation for them. When he is not working, he enjoys music, including jazz, the guitar, and the keyboard.
A respiratory therapist is a specialized healthcare practitioner trained in pulmonary medicine in order to work therapeutically with people suffering from pulmonary disease. Respiratory therapists are specialists and educators in many areas including cardiology, pulmonology, and sleep therapy. Respiratory therapists are clinicians trained in advanced airway management; establishing and maintaining the airway during management of trauma, and intensive care. Respiratory therapists initiate and manage life support for people in intensive care units and emergency departments, stabilizing, treating and managing pre-hospital and hospital-to-hospital patient transport by air or ground ambulance.
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