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ICU/CCU Care:
State-Of-The-Art.
People who think a community hospital doesn’t have sophisticated technology are in for a big surprise when they see the intensive care/coronary care unit (ICU/CCU) at Warren Memorial Hospital. The hospital recently purchased state-of-theart monitoring equipment to keep a computerized record of each patient’s vital signs, heart rate, breathing, and other important data. Each of the eight private patient rooms in ICU /CCU is equipped with a monitor. A central monitor, showing each patient’s status, is located at the nurses’ station. At the request of a physician or nurse, a printout of the patient’s signs can be produced. The equipment also has a memory bank that can recall a patient’s signs from earlier in the day to allow physicians to chart a patient’s progress. It’s important for patients in the ICU/CCU to get out of bed and walk around as soon as they are »v able. New mobile monitoring units allow a physician to monitor a patient’s status while moving about. jMr Patients who have had a heart attack or are W recovering from heart disease spend an average of two to five days in the ICU / CCU before being transferred . to a regular patient room. Patients recovering from major surgery spend one to three days in the unit. “This sophisticated technology helps us take even better care of our patients,” said Pat Richardson, I R.N., M.S., Director of Nursing.
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