In early June, Parkview DeKalb Hospital in Auburn debuted its new sleep disorder center to patients and co-workers. The hospital’s sleep disorder center is the 8 th Parkview Health site to offer pediatric and adult sleep studies.

It is estimated that sleep-related problems affect 50-70 million Americans of all ages and socioeconomic classes. The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) data shows that one in three adults do not get enough sleep, which may lead to chronic disease and conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and depression.

For several years, the hospital's sleep disorder center operated out of a temporary location. Now, it is housed in its newly constructed permanent suite within the respiratory department. It features a total of two treatment rooms with private shower facilities and a central evaluation room with state-of-the-art monitoring equipment.  

Construction was completed in eight weeks by project partner Fetter's Construction of Auburn. The interior updates optimize the space available to better serve the community and perform a variety of on-site and in-home diagnostic testing procedures and screenings to address many sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, narcolepsy and insomnia.

The sleep disorder center is staffed by an experienced sleep team, skilled to treat or conduct sleep diagnostic screenings. Like all Parkview locations, the sleep disorder center has implemented safety precautions, including enhanced cleaning procedures, staggered appointments, patient screenings and appropriate personal protective equipment for co-workers and patients.

The new sleep disorder center is designed to improve the patient's experience and is conveniently located to quickly assist patients with registration or offer care to additional ancillary services nearby, such as lab and x-ray.

For more information about the sleep disorder center at Parkview DeKalb Hospital, call 260-920-2847, or to schedule an appointment, call Parkview Sleep Disorder Centers at 260-373-YAWN (9296).