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Airways Clinic : Outpatient Respiratory Care

Outpatient respiratory services are offered by The Robertson Centre for Airway Health (Airway Clinic) which will be located starting December 27, 2023, at Medical Centre 2 at 435 The Boardwalk, Suite 306 Waterloo, ON N2T 0C2. The clinic offers non-admitted patients education, rehabilitation, diagnostic, and community outreach services. The clinic team members have certification in respiratory care and work closely with the hospital’s eight Respirologists.

Providing patients with access to services to meet their healthcare needs in an integrated and accessible way is a priority for SMGH. We appreciate your support while we transition to our new space.

Your family doctor or Respirologist can refer you to the programs outlined below by completing the Airway Clinic Referral Form or by contacting the Airway Clinic:

airwayclinic@smgh.ca
226-896-2026
226-896-2030

Respiratory Education

What is offered?

  • Education about asthma and how it affects your lungs
  • What asthma medications you might require, how to use them effectively, and how they affect your lungs.
  • How to use an Asthma Action Plan
  • Spirometry testing to test your lung function. This short video explains and demonstrates spirometry testing.
  • One-on-one teaching by a certified Asthma Educator on how to manage your asthma.
  • Follow-up visits on a regular or as needed basis as determined by the Asthma Educator.

For patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), St. Mary’s offers a community-based Activation Program.

The program helps patients self-manage their disease. It is offered both virtually and on-site at: 

St. Mary's Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Clinic, Medical Centre 2
455 The Boardwalk,
Waterloo ON N2T 0C2
Contact 226-806-5911

What is offered?

  • Individual counselling to help you quit smoking
  • A friendly, supportive atmosphere.
  • Spirometry testing to test your lung function. This short video explains and demonstrates spirometry testing.

The Adult Cystic Fibrosis Clinic was established at St. Mary’s in 2011 and provides outpatient services for 51 adults with cystic fibrosis. The Cystic Fibrosis Clinic receives financial support from Cystic Fibrosis Canada, which allows our interdisciplinary team of health care professionals to offer a high quality program based on research evidence.

The clinic provides ongoing access to clinic team members outside of scheduled clinic appointments. Most of these team members also provide care for inpatients on the Chest Unit, offering consistent, comprehensive care to the CF Clinic patients when they require admission.

Kitchener-Waterloo District Chapter Cystic Fibrosis Canada
Mailing address: PO Box 2151 Station C Kitchener, ON N2H 6M1
Office Address: 69 Sydney Street South, Kitchener ON
Tel: 519-772-2300
E-mail: wdcfc@golden.net

The Patients at Risk for Long-Term Ventilation or LTV Clinic was established at St. Mary’s in 2013. The Clinic provides educational support and outpatient services for patients with medical conditions impacting their ability to breathe independently. The Clinic is supported by an interdisciplinary team of health care professionals specialized in respiratory care. Dr. Eric Hentschel and Dr. Victoria Ho are the physician leads.

Your family doctor or Respirologist can refer you to the Clinic by completing the LTV Clinic Referral Form or by contacting the Airway Clinic at 519-749-6578 ext. 1083.

Our Community Partners

St. Mary’s General Hospital works closely with community partners to provide consistent, high quality care to members of our community. Certified Respiratory Educators from the Robertson Centre for Airway Health are contracted to provide services in Family Health Teams, University settings, and Community Health Centres throughout the region.

For our rural partners, the Robertson Centre for Airway Health has developed outreach programs for Respirologist consultation. The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) allows Respirologists located at St. Mary’s to provide consultation and support via videoconferencing, to individuals living in Palmerston, Drayton, Mount Forest and Stratford, so those patients don’t have to travel to St. Mary’s.

For more information on our Outpatient Respiratory Services contact

Danny Veniott, Program Manager, Cardiopulmonary Diagnostics,
Airway Clinic and Respiratory Therapy
519-749-6578, ext. 1557