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National Recognition – Special Designations

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National Jewish Health is recognized by a variety of national organizations and has received the following designations of distinction for high-quality care and research in pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine:

BerylliumOccupational Safety and Health Administration Designated Chronic Beryllium Disease Diagnostic Center (Opens in a new window)
 
Black Lung DiseaseDepartment of Labor recognized provider
 
Continuing Medical & Pharmacy EducationAccreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (Opens in a new window) (ACCME)
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (Opens in a new window) (ACPE)
 
COPDU.S. News & World Report  (Opens in a new window) High Performing Hospital
 
Critical Care MedicineExclusive provider of critical care services at HealthONE/Rose Medical Center, HealthONE/Swedish Medical Center, and Colorado Acute Long Term Acute Care Hospital. Tele-ICU service provider for Banner Health patients in northern Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada and Nebraska.
 
Oversee care in the ICU at National Jewish Health - Saint Joseph Hospital.
 
Critical Illness RecoveryMember — Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Thrive Initiative (Opens in a new window)
 
Cystic FibrosisLargest adult CF program in the country and part of the Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutics Development Network (Opens in a new window)
 
Department of Energy Medical ScreeningProvider: Former U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Worker Medical Screening
 
Department of Energy Occupational IllnessProvider: DOL Energy Occupational Illness Compensation Program (EEOICP)
 
Deployment-Related Lung DiseaseCenter of Excellence Deployment-Related Lung Disease —Veteran’s Choice Program (Opens in a new window)
 
DiabetesAmerican Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) accredited diabetes education program
 
Interstitial Lung DiseaseLargest program in the country
National Institutes of Health ILD Specialized Center of Research
 
Interventional PulmonologyOne of few centers nationwide with formally trained specialists.
 
Lymphangioleimyomatosis (LAM)Rare Lung Diseases Consortium Center (Opens in a new window)
 
LAM Foundation (Opens in a new window) Clinic (one of only 34 in the nation)
 
Lung Cancer
 
American College of Radiology Lung Cancer Screening Center (Opens in a new window)
 
Lung Cancer Center of Excellence – GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer (Opens in a new window)
 
U.S. News & World Report  (Opens in a new window) High Performing Hospital — Lung Cancer Surgery
 
Lung Nodule RegistryUnique and thorough registry.

Medical SurveillanceOSHA standard medical surveillance program
 
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP)
 
Rare Lung Diseases Consortium Center (Opens in a new window)
Pulmonary FibrosisPulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center (Opens in a new window)
 
Pulmonary HypertensionPulmonary Hypertension Association Care Center (Opens in a new window)
Radiation Exposure Screening & Education ProgramHealth Resources & Services Administration Colorado Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program (Opens in a new window)
 
Rare Lung DiseasesRare Lung Diseases Consortium Center (Opens in a new window) for LAM and PAP
 
Sarcoidosis

Center of Excellence: 1 of 61 centers to achieve this status by the World Association for Sarcoidosis and other Granulomatous Diseases (Opens in a new window) (WASOG)

SclerodermaScleroderma Foundation (Opens in a new window)  (Opens in a new window)Research and Treatment Center
 
SleepOldest and most comprehensive sleep program in the Denver Metro area.
 
Accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (Opens in a new window)