St. Joseph
Center for Sleep Medicine

More than 100 Million Americans do not regularly get a good night's sleep. The hours that should bring peaceful renewal for the body, mind and spirit are filled instead with tossing and turning or full-fledged insomnia. The fact is, some 40 million people suffer from sleep disorders.

Once considered unfortunate inconveniences, these sleep disturbances are now recognized by the health community as medical problems that can severely affect one's physical, mental and emotional wellbeing as well as ones job and school performance.

Help Is Available

The first medical facility in the area to recognize the importance of sleep disorders, St. Joseph Regional Health Center brings you the latest treatments methods, technology and the highest quality staff with the most experience in this ever growing field. St. Joseph also maintains a Registered Polysomongrapher on staff, ensuring that you get the highest quality care. We have a strong emphasis on patient education and support. Even after your study is complete you can always feel free to call us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Our state of the art sleep center offers 4 private "bedroom" like testing areas. Each room comes with their own private bathroom, real quality beds (instead of hospital beds) and TV's. We even have showers so that you can go straight to work in the morning. One room is handicap accessible as is one of our showers.

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

The most common Sleep Disorder is Sleep Apnea. This sleep disorder frequently goes unrecognized for years and can lead to such problems as: trouble concentrating or remembering things, drowsy driving, being tired and sleepy all day, increased chances of accidents, problems with depression or anger management, high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiac abnormalities, heart attack and possibly stroke if not treated.

SHOULD I GET A SLEEP STUDY?

If you are someone you know snores regularly or has one or more of the following symptoms, you may need a sleep study.

	Snoring
	Gasping for breath, after a pause in breathing
	Waking with a dry mouth
	Excessive Daytime Sleepiness
	Drowsy Driving
	Morning Headaches
	Depression
	Overweight
	Gastric Reflux
	Restless Sleep
	Periodic Leg Jerks/Movements
	Frequent trips to the bathroom at night
	Excessive Night Sweating
	High Blood Pressure
	Diabetes
	Insomnia

In order to have a sleep study you do need a physician's order. Your family physician can provide you with a doctor's order for a sleep study, or you can fill out one of our referral forms and have your physician sign it.