Memorial Health Care System Foundation last week announced plans for the Buz Standefer Lung Center at Memorial. Chronic lower respiratory diseases, which include emphysema and asthma, are the fifth leading cause of death in Tennessee, and all counties in our region currently exceed national rates for mortality caused by these conditions. The Buz Standefer Lung Center will treat the current health issues related to lung disease while educating and screening the community.
Standefer died of lung cancer in 2011.
The center will house the latest technology and equipment, including: a digital chest x-ray machine; a Pulmonary Function Testing Lab; a walkway for the six-minute walking test necessary to determine if a patient needs oxygen; and exam rooms for six pulmonologists to see patients. With screening, interventional radiology, pulmonary rehabilitation and a bronchoscopy suite featuring the latest ultrasound technology, Memorial’s lung center will provide coordinated care.
The Buz Standefer lung center is made possible with a one million dollar gift by Barbie Standefer, Standier’s widow, and other major gifts by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Shaw, Rich and Barbara Kramer, The Schmissrauter Family Foundation, and Hilda and Lee Murray.
Visit www.memorial.org/hero or call (423) 495-4438 for more information.
Source: Memorial Health Care System Foundation