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  • 1Ellen H. Elpern was an advanced practice nurse at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, before her retirement in 2011 and has since been a regular volunteer, including on the multidisciplinary prone positioning team. Patricia Nedved is associate vice president and chief transformation officer in the Ambulatory Transformation Office; Tyler Weiss is a respiratory care practitioner and Ankeet D. Patel is clinical manager, adult care, both in the Department of Respiratory Care; and Flor Cerda is a staff nurse in the medical ICU, all at Rush University Medical Center. Contact author: Ellen H. Elpern, eelpern827@gmail.com . The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

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