The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a specialty area of the hospital where we
care for the sickest patients.
Patients in the ICU will be looked after closely by a team of ICU staff and will be connected to equipment by a number of tubes, wires and cables. There will normally be 1 nurse for every 1 or 2 patients. This equipment is used to monitor their health and support their organs, such as the heart, lungs and kidneys, until they recover. We have provided an outline of common procedures performed in the ICU on this site.
The ICU team includes nurses, doctors, social workers, physiotherapists, pharmacists, interpreters, speech pathologists, dieticians and support staff.
The ICU Team is here to help you, we encourage you to ask
questions or raise concerns at any time.