Peer Support Directory
Peer Support Programs in the United States
Indiana
Indiana University Health Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Survivor Center
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Director: Sikandar Khan, DO, MS
Specialization: Pulmonary & Critical Care
Appointment Line: 317-962-5820
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Maryland
Beyond Intensive Care: Surviving & Thriving
Towson, MD, USA
Facilitator: Sarah Holler, MS, RN, CCRN
Appointment Line: beyondintensivecare@umm.edu
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New Jersey
Thrive: After the ICU Peer Support Group
Cedar Knolls, NJ, USA
Site Contact: John Garrity, LCSW
Specialization: General ICU Recovery including post-ICU and post-COVID for the adult population, patients and families are both welcome
Appointment Line: 973-971-5699
North Carolina
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Site Contact: Rita Bakhru, MD, MS
Specialization: ICU Recovery
Appointment Line: 336-716-4649
Ohio
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH, USA
Coordinator: Rachel Dumford, BSN,RN
Specialization: Adult Post ICU Recovery & Long Haul COVID
Appointment Line: Rachel.dumford@uhhospitals.org
Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Pediatric Critical Care & Neurotrauma Recovery Program
Portland, OR, USA
Site Contact: Cydni Williams, MD, MCR & Trevor Hall, Psy.D, ABPdN
Specialization: Care of children & families post-ICU and trauma
Appointment Line: 503-494-9995
Pennsylvania
Critical Illness Recovery Center at UPMC Mercy
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Site Contact: Anna Lewis, MSW, LCSW
Specialization: Adult ICU Recovery, Post-COVID ICU patients
Appointment Line: 412-232-5992
https://www.upmc.com/locations/hospitals/mercy/services/outpatient/critical-illness-recovery
Tennessee
Vanderbilt ICU Survivors Peer Support Group
Nashville, TN, USA
Site Contact: Jenna MacDonald, MSW
Specialization: General ICU recovery for adults struggling with PICS symptoms. Patients only.
Appointment Line: Jennifer.macdonald@vumc.org
Peer Supports outside of the United States
Australia
Western Health
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Site Contact: Kimberely Haines
Specialization: General ICU Recovery, Post-COVID ICU patients
Canada
McGill University Critical Illness Recovery Center (CIRC) Peer Support Program
Montreal, Québec, Canada
Site Contact: David Hornstein, MDCM, FRCP
Specialization: Adult ICU Recovery
Appointment Line: icurecovery@muhc.mcgill.ca