HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Calhoun Community College hosted an open house for a new respiratory therapy program on Wednesday.

The event consisted of a guided lab tour, hands-on equipment demonstration and more.

The program is aimed at addressing North Alabama's need for respiratory therapists as chronic pulmonary conditions increase.

School officials say the addition is a major step in meeting that need.

"We're extremely excited to have this program. It's been needed again throughout the community for quite a while. And so, it is a small field. Respiratory therapy is not an enormous field. There's a lot fewer of us than there are of nurses, but they're incredibly needed," program director Christy Goodwin said.

The new lab is located at the Huntsville campus, located off Wynn Drive.

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