Parkland Respiratory Therapist Wins National Award 

For Immediate Release  

IRVING, TX (January 20, 2005) – Bob Estetter, RRT, a respiratory therapist and team leader at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, TX, has won the American Association for Respiratory Care's (AARC) annual Adult Acute Care Specialty Practitioner of the Year Award. 

Estetter received the honor at the recent AARC International Respiratory Congress held in New Orleans , LA.  

The registered respiratory therapist is being honored for his dedication to ensuring high quality patient care for adults with respiratory problems like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma. When he's not busy supervising respiratory therapists on the night shift at Parkland , he can often be found in the respiratory lab, where he helps teach medical residents about his profession, or meeting with clinical consultants to work on new plans to improve patient care.  

“Bob serves as an example we can all strive to emulate,” says Nicholas Widder, RRT, chair of the Adult Acute Care Section.  

Respiratory Therapists (RTs) are specially trained and licensed respiratory health care professionals assisting physicians in diagnosis, treatment, and management of respiratory diseases. RTs provide care in hospitals, outpatient centers, physicians' offices, skilled nursing facilities, and patients' homes.  

The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is a not-for-profit, professional organization, consisting of 36,000 respiratory therapists, physicians, and other health care professionals. AARC is dedicated to assisting persons with respiratory diseases receive safe and effective respiratory care.

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Contact: Beth Binkley
Binkley@aarc.org
American Association For Respiratory Care
9425 N MacArthur Blvd, Suite 100, Irving, TX 75063
972-406-4657, 972-243-2272