New Accreditation Improves Mechanical Ventilation Outcomes: An Interview with Gene Gantt

In an article published in Respiratory Care: The Journal of Pulmonary Technique, Nathaniel A. Miller, Ph.D. interviews Gene Gantt, RRT, FAARC about the Enhanced Respiratory Care Program. The Enhanced Respiratory Care Program is the first standard of care for patients on mechanical ventilation. Mr Gantt is on the board of advisors for the Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety.

In the article, Mr, Gantt discusses the origins of Enhanced Respiratory Care he originated and developed in 2013 with TennCare, Tennessee’s state Medicaid program, to develop best practices for safely and successfully weaning patients off of long-term mechanical ventilation. In this interview, he discusses his successes, which have recently been standardized as a widely-recognized accreditation available nationally through the non-profit Physician-Patient Alliance for Health & Safety.

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To read a PDF of the article interviewing Mr. Gantt, please click here.


Nathaniel Miller - mechanical ventilationNathaniel Miller, PhD, is a freelance writer based in Denver. He is a recovering academic who previously held a visiting professorship and research fellowships at the University of Cambridge and New York University Abu Dhabi. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Marginalia Review, Reading Religion, and elsewhere. 

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