Resources and Support

Better Breathers Club

Monthly support group offers people with emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma and other respiratory diseases an opportunity to meet and socialize, learn from guest speakers, find out about Sacred Heart’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program and share experiences. Group meets on the second Wednesday of the month from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Please e-mail Spfanner@peacehealth.org or call 541-222-7442 for more information. Cost: FREE. Click here for the Better Breathers Club 2014 Meeting Schedule​.

Spirited Breathers

Spirited Breathers is a quarterly support group for caregivers and patients with interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. This group meets the second Thursday of February, May, August and November, from 3p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please e-mail Spfanner@peacehealth.org or call 541-222-7442 for more information. Cost: FREE

Resources

American Lung Association of Oregon
7420 SW Bridgeport Road, Suite 200
Tualatin, OR 97224
(800) LUNG USA

Oregon Lung Specialists
3355 RiverBend Dr, Suite #240
Springfield, OR 97477
541-687-1712

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation
P.O. Box 75004
Seattle, WA 98125
206-417-0949

Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis
350 California St.
San Francisco, CA 94104
888-222-8541

Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation
3311 RiverBend Drive
Springfield, OR 97477
E-mail or telephone 541-686-7442 or 888-240-6484