The ICU
Patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) receive 24-hour monitoring and care. The ICU is fully equipped with:
- Continuous EKG monitoring using remote telemetry
- Oxygen therapy—oxygen cages, nasal oxygen lines
- Blood pressure monitors
- Pulse oximetry
- Rapid diagnostic testing including blood gas and electrolytes
- Extensive in-house blood bank for the treatment of life-threatening blood loss or anemia
- Mechanical ventilation
- 24-hour access to lab equipment and diagnostic imaging (X-rays, ultrasound, CT)