We offer advanced care for the most serious injuries and illnesses

Our critical and intensive care teams are here to not only provide quality care for the patient, but also to offer a supportive environment for family members and loved ones.

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Types of critical and intensive care

Critical and intensive care treats a wide variety of life-threatening injuries, illnesses and heart issues. Surgical treatments and interventions, medication and life support are all offered depending on the situation.

  • Cardiac intensive care unit

    Physicians in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) care for you if your heart is critically ill but does not require surgical intervention, like a heart attack, severe high blood pressure or an irregular heart rhythm.

  • Surgical trauma intensive care unit (STICU)

    Doctors in the surgical trauma intensive care unit (STICU) care for you if you need surgical attention or are a victim of an accident with severe illness requiring life support.

  • Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)

    Physicians in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) care for children who are very ill or medically unstable. These situations may result from very serious disease, infection or injury sustained from trauma, such as a traumatic brain injury.

  • Cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU)

    Doctors in the cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU) care for you if you have cardiac and pulmonary diseases that require surgical treatments.

  • Medical intensive care unit (MICU)

    Physicians in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) care for you if you have severe medical illnesses ranging from diabetic crisis to seizures to pneumonias. The MICU contains various forms of advanced life support that can only be provided under close monitoring.

  • Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

    Specialists in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care for the most fragile and premature newborns, as well as full-term newborns diagnosed with serious or life-threatening conditions.