Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s PICS (Post-Intensive Care Syndrome) team, based in its ICU Recovery Center, provides comprehensive follow-up care for patients recovering from critical illness. Led by a multidisciplinary team-including physicians, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists, and social workers, they address the physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges patients may face after ICU stays. The team offers in-person and virtual support, including a weekly survivor group, to help patients and their families navigate recovery and improve long-term outcomes. 

The CIBS (Critical Illness, Brain Dysfunction, and Survivorship) Center at Vanderbilt focuses on improving recovery for patients affected by Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS). Their team, made up of doctors, nurses, psychologists, and rehabilitation specialists, works to identify and treat the long-term physical, cognitive, and emotional effects that often follow a stay in the ICU. Through research-driven care, follow-up clinics, and survivor support groups, CIBS helps patients and their families understand and manage the challenges of recovery.