Collaborations

The Center for Excellence in Critical Care welcomes opportunities for collaboration.

The Center for Excellence in Critical Care is the managing Center for the Partnership for Excellence in Critical Care (PECC), a consortium of fifteen Academic Health Centers from around the United States. 

Present members include:
University of Washington/Harborview Medical Center,
Stanford Medical Center,
Baylor School of Medicine/Ben Taub Hospital,
Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital,
University of Minnesota/University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, University of Michigan/University of Michigan Medical Center,
University of Colorado/Denver Health,
University of Maryland/University of Maryland Hospital,
Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital,
Tufts University/Bayside Medical Center,
Weill School of Medicine, Cornell/New York Presbyterian Hospital,
University of Miami, Miami VA Medical Center
Duke University/Duke University Medical Center
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
University of Chicago/University of Chicago Hospital

Research Collaboration

PECC is presently collaborating with eight PECC member institutions on a best practice protocol, funded by the James S. McDonnell Foundation. A spontaneous breathing trial combined with sedation awakening has led to shorter time on a ventilator for patients.  Results of the study will be published when data analysis is complete.