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Thomas Taake, RT, is a respiratory therapist at Sonora Regional Medical Center. When he started at Sonora Community Hospital in 1994, he covered all areas of the hospital, serving in the emergency department, intensive care unit, birth center, and anywhere patients required respiratory therapy treatment or testing. In his current role, Taake is focused on performing pulmonary function tests and enjoys developing relationships with his patients and reducing their anxiety both about the actual test and about the condition that has warranted the test. He also spends part of his time mentoring respiratory therapy students on clinical rotation at the Medical Center. In his spare time, Taake enjoys cycling, sailing and swimming.