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Across the country, teams of professionals from various disciplines involved in the care of critically ill patients have developed innovative approaches for ICU palliative care integration and improvement. Our list of Premier Programs includes a spectrum of adult and pediatric initiatives representing a range of working relationships between ICU and palliative care teams.
Detroit Receiving Hospital's Palliative Care Service, Detroit, MI
Pioneered a proactive, interdisciplinary palliative care consultation service in the ICU in the 1980s and has continued as a model program in this field, with multiple peer-reviewed reports of the successful outcomes it has achieved.
Pioneered a proactive, interdisciplinary palliative care consultation service in the ICU in the 1980s and has continued as a model program in this field, with multiple peer-reviewed reports of the successful outcomes it has achieved.
Contact:
Margaret L. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Assistant Professor, Research
Center for Health Research, College of Nursing
Wayne State University
Administrative Director, Nursing Administration
Detroit Receiving Hospital
4201 St. Antoine Street
Detroit, MI 48201
Margaret L. Campbell, PhD, RN, FAAN
Assistant Professor, Research
Center for Health Research, College of Nursing
Wayne State University
Administrative Director, Nursing Administration
Detroit Receiving Hospital
4201 St. Antoine Street
Detroit, MI 48201
Hartford Hospital Palliative Care Service, Hartford, CT
Hartford's ICU team participated in the Transformation of the ICU performance improvement project of the Voluntary Hospital Association (VHA). Hartford Hospital has distinguished itself as a leader in ICU quality improvement, palliative care and the intersection of ICU and palliative care.
Hartford's ICU team participated in the Transformation of the ICU performance improvement project of the Voluntary Hospital Association (VHA). Hartford Hospital has distinguished itself as a leader in ICU quality improvement, palliative care and the intersection of ICU and palliative care.
Contact:
Colleen Mulkerin, MSW, LCSW
Director, Palliative Medicine Consult Service
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 06102-5037
Colleen Mulkerin, MSW, LCSW
Director, Palliative Medicine Consult Service
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT 06102-5037
Phone: 860.545.3044
cmulker@harthosp.org
cmulker@harthosp.org
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, PA
A palliative care model implemented in three ICUs (Medical ICU, Surgical ICU and Acute Care Unit) in a community hospital in rural Pennsylvania.
A palliative care model implemented in three ICUs (Medical ICU, Surgical ICU and Acute Care Unit) in a community hospital in rural Pennsylvania.
Contact:
Daniel E. Ray, MD, MS, FCCP
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18105
Daniel E. Ray, MD, MS, FCCP
Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network
Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18105
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
The merging of a well-established palliative care program with a Medical ICU in an urban, tertiary-care teaching hospital.
The merging of a well-established palliative care program with a Medical ICU in an urban, tertiary-care teaching hospital.
Contact:
Vicki Jackson MD, MPH
Acting Director, Palliative Care Service
Massachussetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Vicki Jackson MD, MPH
Acting Director, Palliative Care Service
Massachussetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617.724.9197
vjackson@partners.org
vjackson@partners.org
Neonatal Pain and Palliative Care Team/Pediatric Advanced Comfort Team at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN
Nationally recognized for excellence in palliative care for critically ill newborns and their families. Vanderbilt Children's Hospital is one of seven hospitals nationwide participating in the Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care.
Nationally recognized for excellence in palliative care for critically ill newborns and their families. Vanderbilt Children's Hospital is one of seven hospitals nationwide participating in the Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care.
Contact:
Brian S. Carter, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Lead Neonatologist for Pain & Palliative Care
Director, NICU Follow-up Program
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
11111 Doctor's Office Tower
Nashville, TN 37232-9544
Brian S. Carter, MD, FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics (Neonatology)
Lead Neonatologist for Pain & Palliative Care
Director, NICU Follow-up Program
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
11111 Doctor's Office Tower
Nashville, TN 37232-9544
Pediatric Advanced Care Team (PACT) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA
This interdisciplinary team under the direction of Tammy Kang, MD, received the American Hospital Association's 2008 Circle of Life Award for programs that "expand the frontiers of palliative and end-of-life care." CHOP participates in the Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care and provides fellowship training in pediatric palliative care as well as pediatric critical care medicine.
This interdisciplinary team under the direction of Tammy Kang, MD, received the American Hospital Association's 2008 Circle of Life Award for programs that "expand the frontiers of palliative and end-of-life care." CHOP participates in the Initiative for Pediatric Palliative Care and provides fellowship training in pediatric palliative care as well as pediatric critical care medicine.
Contact:
Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE
Assistant Professor and Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and the Pediatric Advanced Care Team
Director, Fellowship Program in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
S. 34th Street & Civic Center Blvd., Room 7C26
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE
Assistant Professor and Attending Physician, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and the Pediatric Advanced Care Team
Director, Fellowship Program in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
S. 34th Street & Civic Center Blvd., Room 7C26
Philadelphia, PA 19104
St. Luke's Boise/Meridian ICU Palliative Care Initiative
St. Luke's has participated in the Transformation of the ICU performance improvement project of the Voluntary Hospital Association (VHA) and has also been a leader in palliative care. The ICU Palliative Care Initiative at St. Luke's Boise/Meridian is an innovative and successful effort.
St. Luke's has participated in the Transformation of the ICU performance improvement project of the Voluntary Hospital Association (VHA) and has also been a leader in palliative care. The ICU Palliative Care Initiative at St. Luke's Boise/Meridian is an innovative and successful effort.
Contact:
Rick Bassett, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN
Director of Nursing Practice
St. Luke's Medical Center
Boise/Meridian/MSTI
190 E. Bannock St.
Boise, ID 83712
Rick Bassett, MSN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN
Director of Nursing Practice
St. Luke's Medical Center
Boise/Meridian/MSTI
190 E. Bannock St.
Boise, ID 83712
Phone: 208.381.1193
bassettr@slrmc.org
bassettr@slrmc.org
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, N.J.
A model of palliative care for an inner-city academic medical center Trauma/Surgical ICU, where familiar palliative care models do not fit the clinical realities.
A model of palliative care for an inner-city academic medical center Trauma/Surgical ICU, where familiar palliative care models do not fit the clinical realities.
Contact:
Anne C. Mosenthal, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
New Jersey Medical School
Division of Trauma/Critical Care
Department of Surgery
85 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103
Anne C. Mosenthal, MD, FACS
Professor of Surgery
New Jersey Medical School
Division of Trauma/Critical Care
Department of Surgery
85 South Orange Avenue
Newark, NJ 07103
University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Nursing, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Interdisciplinary palliative care services in seven ICUs (Medical, Trauma, Neurosurgical, Burn, Surgical, Coronary and Pediatric) in a multicultural county hospital within a university-affiliated health care system.
Interdisciplinary palliative care services in seven ICUs (Medical, Trauma, Neurosurgical, Burn, Surgical, Coronary and Pediatric) in a multicultural county hospital within a university-affiliated health care system.
Contact:
J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359762
Seattle, WA 98104
J. Randall Curtis, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Harborview Medical Center
325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359762
Seattle, WA 98104
Veteran's Integrated Service Network 3 ICU Palliative Care Initiative
VISN 3 in the New York-New Jersey region of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Healthcare Network has broken new ground with its VISN-wide ICU palliative care initiative in five medical intensive care units. This initiative has developed several innovative tools to facilitate timely and effective ICU family meetings. VISN 3 is also pioneering a communication skills training laboratory to equip ICU nurses for active participation in interdisciplinary meetings with ICU families.
VISN 3 in the New York-New Jersey region of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Healthcare Network has broken new ground with its VISN-wide ICU palliative care initiative in five medical intensive care units. This initiative has developed several innovative tools to facilitate timely and effective ICU family meetings. VISN 3 is also pioneering a communication skills training laboratory to equip ICU nurses for active participation in interdisciplinary meetings with ICU families.
Contact:
Therese Cortez, MSN, NP, ACHPN
Palliative Care Program Manager
Veterans Integrated Service Network 3
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
Therese Cortez, MSN, NP, ACHPN
Palliative Care Program Manager
Veterans Integrated Service Network 3
423 East 23rd Street
New York, NY 10010
Phone:(212) 686-7500 ext. 6365
therese.cortez@va.gov
therese.cortez@va.gov