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Respiratory Care Technology Students Visit Ochsner’s Flight Care Base

April 02, 2025

Respiratory therapy students in front of a helicpoter

Delgado's Respiratory Care Technology students visited Ochsner's Flight Care base to learn more about the role of the Respiratory Therapist in pediatric patient transport. These future therapists were able to learn from members of the flight team about the differences in caring for a patient in a helicopter or ambulance versus a hospital. 

Students and Ochsner staff outside the helicopter

Respiratory care practitioners work in general hospital inpatient care; adult, pediatric, or neonatal intensive care units; emergency rooms; out-patient, home care, or rehabilitation facilities; special-procedure areas; and diagnostic laboratories. 

Respiratory care students in a helicopter

Respiratory therapists have always played a vital role in healthcare, but the COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrated how vital this skillset is. We continually face major illnesses like influenza, RSV, and COVID-19, and respiratory care technologists are at the forefront of providing critical patient care.  

Students posing outside the helicopter

This field has a projected job growth of 7.1% over the next four years and has an average salary of $67,079. 

Students in an ambulance

Respiratory therapy student in a helicopter