Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Treating lung conditions and critically ill patients
Pulmonary and critical care physicians at The University of Kansas Hospital provide medical care for patients in our intensive care units. They also diagnose and treat disorders affecting lungs and breathing.
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report
Our pulmonology program ranks No. 15 among the nation's top 50 in U.S. News & World Report's 2012-13 Best Hospitals. This is the program's third consecutive year to be recognized on the list. Rankings are based on measurable achievements in quality, patient safety, nursing excellence and other best patient care indicators.
Our physicians are the region's leaders in treating patients with pulmonary hypertension. We also have the only adult cystic fibrosis center in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Lung cancer screenings with low-dose CT
Recent research results have determined that low-dose CT scan is the most successful in detecting lung cancer in those at risk. Learn more.
All of our physicians are faculty members at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. As experts in their field, they teach medical students, residents and laboratory professionals innovative approaches for diagnosing, preventing and treating disease.
Learn more about health problems affecting the lungs, as well as the pulmonary services provided by our experts.
Exceptional care for critically ill patients
The level of care provided to patients with life-threatening conditions sets The University of Kansas Hospital apart from community hospitals. In fact, other hospitals often transfer their sickest patients to one of our specialized intensive care units.
In these state-of-the-art ICUs, highly skilled nurses and intensivists (physicians with extensive training in critical care medicine) staff our ICUs around the clock.
According to medical studies, this intensivist staffing model improves the quality of care and reduces the risk of medical errors. Statistics show patients spend fewer days in the ICU and are discharged from the hospital sooner.