Patient-Centric Facilities

One of the major objectives of the Temple Lung Center is to provide pulmonary patients and their referring physicians with access to the most advanced capabilities for disease management. This is demonstrated by our recent expansion into a new 18,000 square foot outpatient facility. This space was specifically designed to meet the special needs of pulmonary patients and provide them with the opportunity to participate in the cutting-edge therapies offered by clinical research trials.

Located in the Ambulatory Care Center at Temple University Hospital, this new facility allows us to offer—in one location—office visits with Temple pulmonologists in one of our 22 exam rooms, routine pulmonary function and exercise testing, blood draws, electrocardiograms, sleep and non-invasive ventilator equipment instruction and titration, and pulmonary rehabilitation.

For those patients requiring evaluation or treatment for lung transplantation or other multidisciplinary medical-surgical conditions, consultations with cardiologists, surgeons and other specialists all take place in one location.

Our own clinicians helped ensure that our new space was designed around the special needs of pulmonary patients. This patient-centric design is reflected in the layout of the unique spaces and thoughtful details. One example is the presence of oxygen hook-ups throughout the clinic in waiting rooms and exam rooms. Patients are often concerned about depleting their own portable oxygen tanks whenever they leave home for an extended period and so our multiple hook-ups make visits more convenient. The lack of carpeting throughout the space also makes appointments easier for those using wheel chairs. Other touches to make patients more comfortable include flat-screened televisions located throughout the open waiting area as well as a complimentary coffee service.

The state-of-the-art waiting room is outfitted to be a “smart classroom” for patient and family support groups, disease management lectures, and educational programs for community physicians.

Our new facility fulfills our goal of integrating patient care, research and education.

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