Samson Desta realizes that some patients think they just have to live with chronic insomnia or other sleep problems. But he knows that is not the case and wants to help.Desta is the new polysomnographic technologist at St. Rose Ambulatory & Surgery Center where he is helping patients in the Sleep/Wake Disorders Center. Since his arrival, the sleep center has doubled its capacity and can serve patients six nights a week.Polysomnography is the big word for a sleep study, said Desta, who earned an associate’s degree in polysomnography/sleep technology in May 2011 at Johnson County Community College.“The overnight study monitors sleep and a variety of bodily functions during sleep,” Desta explained.
Desta joins St. Rose, ehances sleep center