The Lung Center at Jackson Health System is located in the new intensive care unit at the UHealth Jackson Critical Care Pavilion at Jackson Memorial Hospital. This unit, located on the fourth floor of Jackson Memorial’s new tower, was built exclusively for patients in need of the most advanced intensive care. This facility treats The Lung Center and critical respiratory patients. The 25-bed unit is staffed by a highly-skilled integrated care team that includes critical care physicians, nurses, ECMO specialists, and physical therapists. It is the first critical care unit of its kind at Jackson Memorial, exclusively for respiratory patients.

The Lung Center at Jackson Health System was established in 2022 to provide the most innovative approaches in surgical lung and respiratory care. The center is home to one of the world’s leading thoracic teams, led by Tiago Machuca, MD, PhD, director of The Lung Center and professor of clinical surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. It features a team of experts in pulmonary medicine, surgical, and critical care.