Twenty-seven health centers have been added to the new Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network (CCN), along with six clinical associate center sites.
RT’s Three Key Takeaways:
- Launch of Care Center Network (CCN): The Bronchiectasis and NTM Association has established the CCN to improve specialized care access for patients across 23 states and Washington, DC.
- Designated Centers: 27 sites have been named as Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Centers, while six have been designated as Clinical Associate Centers, based on institutional resources.
- Future Expansion: The network aims to reach 150 medical centers within three years, backed by sponsors like Insmed Incorporated and Boehringer Ingelheim.
The Bronchiectasis and NTM Association has accepted 27 Care Center and six Clinical Associate Center sites in 23 states and the District of Columbia into the new Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network (CCN).
The CCN aims to facilitate access to specialized care and support for the hundreds of thousands of people with bronchiectasis and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease.
“As the prevalence of bronchiectasis and NTM lung disease grows, it is even more important for us to create this Care Center Network to improve access to high-quality, specialty care and resources patients need,” said Doreen Addrizzo-Harris, M.D., Chair of the CCN Steering Committee. “The CCN’s innovative, nationwide network will help us achieve our goals of improving care and quality of life for those with these conditions, as well as advancing toward a cure.”
Centers accepted into the CCN receive a designation of either a Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center or a Bronchiectasis and NTM Clinical Associate Center, based on institutional resources and infrastructure. The requirements are established by the CCN’s Steering Committee, comprised of leading experts in the field.
The new Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center sites are:
- Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Fla.
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York
- Emory University Center for Bronchiectasis and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease Care, Atlanta
- Georgetown University Medical Center/MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Center for Bronchiectasis and NTM Disease, Washington
- Johns Hopkins Center for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria and Bronchiectasis, Baltimore
- LSU Health New Orleans, New Orleans
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
- Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
- Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.
- National Jewish Health, Denver
- Northwell Health Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York
- Northwestern University, Chicago
- NYU Langone Health Bronchiectasis and NTM Program, New York
- Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.
- Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
- University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala.
- University of California, San Francisco
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kan.
- University of Michigan Health, Ann Arbor, Mich.
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Neb.
- University of North Carolina Bronchiectasis/NTM Care and Research Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio
- UVA Health, Charlottesville, Va.
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.
- Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis
The new Bronchiectasis and NTM Clinical Associate Center sites are:
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland
- Norton Thoracic Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center, Phoenix
- NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, New York
- UC San Diego Health, San Diego
- University of Miami Health System, Miami
- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.
The network will span 150 medical centers in diverse geographical locations nationwide over the next three years. The Bronchiectasis and NTM Care Center Network is generously supported by Insmed Incorporated as a Founding Sponsor and Boehringer Ingelheim.
