7 Medical Centers Join Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's Care Center Network

07 Dec 2022
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CHICAGO, Dec. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 250,000 Americans living with pulmonary fibrosis now have access to expert treatment at seven medical centers that have been added to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's (PFF) Care Center Network (CCN). With the new sites, the PFF Care Center Network totals 81 medical facilities in 35 states across the U.S.
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The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's Care Center Network now features 81 medical centers in 35 states that offer specialized care and support for individuals living with pulmonary fibrosis.
"We are pleased to broaden our reach to help more patients access specialized care," said
Jessica Shore, PhD, RN, Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Quality for the PFF. "We couldn't expand for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year we resumed our expansion plans and added a total of 13 leading pulmonology centers to our network."
View the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation's website to find a Care Center location near you.
New PFF Care Center Sites
The newest medical centers to receive the Care Center Network designation are:
Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles, Calif.) Coordinator: Linda Yann, RN
Corewell Health East (Royal Oak, Mich.) Coordinator: Heather Whitt, RN
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, N.H.) Coordinator: Heidi Pelchat, RT
Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, Calif.) Coordinator: Jeanette Merrill-Henry
University of California San Diego (San Diego, Calif.) Coordinator: Nadine Basbas
University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha, Neb.) Coordinator: Jill Naiberk
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill, N.C.) Coordinator: Liesl Jeffreys
Six additional sites joined the network in August:
Center for Advanced Lung Disease at Keck Medicine of University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) Coordinator: Debbie Benitez RN, MSN, ACNP-BC
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.) Coordinator: Kelsey Cramer
Rush University Medical Center (Chicago, Ill.) Coordinator: Sarah Lynne, NP
OU Health (Oklahoma City, Okla.) Coordinator: Suzy Yandell
University of South Florida-Tampa General Hospital (Tampa, Fla.) Coordinator: Nicole Davis, RN
VCU Health (Richmond, Va.) Coordinator: Shana Marannano
Medical centers in the CCN have met criteria developed with both pulmonary fibrosis medical experts and patient input. All sites offer teams with expertise in pulmonary medicine, rheumatology, radiology, pathology, and dedicated clinical staff.
Healthcare providers at Care Centers collaborate with the PFF to actively engage their local PF communities with resources including support groups, educational activities and materials for patients, caregivers and their loved ones. The PFF also coordinates with sites on research projects.
The 81 sites now operating in the PFF Care Center Network are:
Alabama
University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham)
Arizona
St. Joseph's Hospital (Phoenix)
Banner University Medical Center (Phoenix
)
California
Cedars-Sinai (Los Angeles)
NEW
Center for Advanced Lung Disease at Keck Medicine of USC (Los Angeles)
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Loma Linda)
NEW
Stanford Health Center (Palo Alto)
University of California at Los Angeles (Los Angeles)
University of California at San Diego (San, Diego)
NEW
Colorado
National Jewish Health
(Denver)
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora)
Connecticut
Yale School of Medicine (New Haven)
Florida
Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston)
University of Florida (Gainesville)
University of South Florida – Tampa General Hospital (Tampa)
Georgia
Emory University Hospital (Atlanta)
Piedmont Healthcare (Atlanta)
Illinois
Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood)
Rush University Medical Center (Chicago)
University of Chicago (Chicago)
Indiana
Indiana University (Bloomington)
Iowa
University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Tulane University School of Medicine (New Orleans)
Maryland
University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore)
Massachusetts
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston)
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Boston)
Michigan
Corewell Health East (Royal Oak)
NEW
Henry Ford Health System (Detroit)
Spectrum Heath System (Grand Rapids)
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Medical Center (Minneapolis)
Mayo Clinic (Rochester)
Missouri
St. Luke's Hospital (Chesterfield)
Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis)
Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center (Omaha)
NEW
New Hampshire
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, NH)
NEW
New York
Columbia University Medical Center (New York)
New York University School of Medicine (New York)
Stony Brook University Hospital (Stony Brook)
University of Rochester Medical Center (Rochester)
Weill-Cornell Medical Center (New York)
North Carolina
Duke University Medical Center (Durham)
LeBauer Health Care at Cone Health (Greensboro)
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (Chapel Hill)
NEW
Ohio
Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland)
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus)
Oklahoma
OU Health (Oklahoma City)
Oregon
The Oregon Clinic (Portland)
Pennsylvania
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey)
Temple Health (Philadelphia)
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia)
University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Hospital (Providence)
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston)
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)
The University of Texas Health Science Center (San Antonio)
Utah
University of Utah Health Care (Salt Lake City)
Vermont
The University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington)
Virginia
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus (Falls Church)
VCU Health (Richmond)
Washington
Wisconsin
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee)
The mission of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is to accelerate the development of new treatments and ultimately a cure for pulmonary fibrosis. Until this goal is achieved, the PFF is committed to advancing improved care of patients with PF and providing unequaled support and education resources for patients, caregivers, family members, and health care providers. The PFF has a three-star rating from Charity Navigator and is an accredited charity by the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance. The Foundation has met all of the requirements of the National Health Council Standards of Excellence Certification Program® and has earned the Guidestar Platinum Seal of Transparency. For more information, visit pulmonaryfibrosis.org or call
844.TalkPFF (844.825.5733).
Contact: Dorothy Coyle
773-332-6201
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