An intensive care unit is a specialized hospital ward reserved for serious circumstances. Learn more about what they do, what to expect when you visit, and more.

Hunterdon County Democrat Hunterdon Medical Center's Mobile Intensive Care Unit becomes first in country to add a P2Y12 inhibitor Published: Jun. 02, 2015, 9:05 p.m.

This round in the intensive care unit has been particularly scarring. My team is nicknamed “Team D for Doom” because of what appears to be our bad luck: We have admitted a disproportionately ...

Each individual patient was the focus of care by a team of specialist staff. “Cushing's whole ward was more like an intensive care unit than other surgeons,” Spencer explains.

In some hospitals, a CCU is a critical care unit, which is the same as an ICU. It can also stand for a cardiac care unit, which provides specialized care to those with heart conditions.

UPDATED: March 29, 2024 at 11:22 AM MDT On Feb. 20, 2023, a 77-year-old man was admitted to the intensive care unit at Aurora’s Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center for chronic kidney disease.

During the pandemic, Joanna Patchett spent 18 harrowing months in the intensive care unit. She discovered that medicine isn’t just about science — it’s also about heart.

NORFOLK, Va. — Today, Children's of the King's Daughter celebrated 50 years of life-saving care on wheels. Hospital leaders unveiled a new mobile intensive care unit with a special design and ...

Intensive care unit (ICU)–acquired weakness often develops in patients who are undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation. Early active mobilization may mitigate ICU-acquired weakness, increase ...

Critical Care Medicine Sedation and Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit Authors: Michael C. Reade, M.B., B.S., D.Phil., and Simon Finfer, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published January 30, 2014 ...

BOROUGH PARK — Maimonides Medical Center has expanded its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) — a designated area providing around-the-clock care to ill or premature newborn infants — by 17 ...

If you have been referred to a burn treatment inpatient unit, it's because you meet the American Burn Association's referral criteria and need specialized burn care only a verified burn center can ...