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Practitioner of the Year- 2004 -Long Term Care

In December 2004 Gene Gantt CEO, was honored by the
AARC as the Specialty Practioner of the Year in Long Term Care. This award is given annually at the AARC International Congress. 

AARC –RT student Zach Gantt is already working on the profession’s political goals, July 31, 2006
Most students entering their first year of RT school this fall are probably thinking about how hard their classes will be and where to buy their textbooks. AARC member Zach Gantt no doubt has those things on his mind too, as he gets ready to start the program at Volunteer State Community College in Tennessee—but only when he isn’t busy working for Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford on his campaign for the U.S. Senate and educating the Congressman on issues important to the respiratory care profession.

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RTEntrepreneurs Find Their Work

Rewarding
AARC Tımes October 2005

Founding a respiratory care services company isn’t easy —there are all kinds of clinical issues to consider, not to mention formidable reimbursement concerns — but for RTs who take on the challenge, the reward lies in creating a niche in the market that’s often not being served by anyone else.
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The Plight of Ventilator Dependent Patients
Executive HealthCare Management, November '07
Gene Gantt RRT, CEO, Respiratory Support Services, Livingston, Tennessee



Advances in life-prolonging and life-saving interventions over the last 30 years have lead to a rapidly growing subgroup of patients who aren't liberated from mechanical ventilation as quickly as expected. These patients often are referred to as ventilator-dependent individuals who are receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV).

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