The Critical Care Unit (CCU) is an 8 bed medical-surgical intensive care unit (plus 4 critical care licensed overflow beds located on the Telemetry unit) that specializes in the care of the critically ill adult. The primary diagnoses for admission to CCU include, but are not limited to:

• Myocardial Infarction
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Cardiac Dysrhythmias
• Unstable Angina
• Respiratory failure
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Sepsis
• Cerebrovascular Accident
• Pulmonary edema
• overdose
• renal failure
• Gastrointestinal bleed
• Hypo - or Hyperglycemic emergencies
• and major surgical procedures requiring critical care post-operatively.

The unit is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is fully staffed with Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses. Some nurses are CCRN certified. A CCU nurse is available in-house 24 hours/day even if the CCU is closed. All rooms are equipped with cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring capabilities.

SCOPE OF CARE:
The CCU provides continuous care and intensive monitoring to adult and geriatric patients who have or are at high risk for developing life threatening medical, surgical or cardiac problems. Therapies include medication and IV therapy, thrombolytic therapy, cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, pulse oximetry, mechanical ventilation and cardiac pacing.