Unit name
IMCU Adult Intermediate Care Unit
Patient population
Adult
Mixed gender
Hours of operation
24 hours/ 7 days per week
Number of beds
14
Occupancy Rate
100%
Staff categories
Registered Nurse
Unit Assistant
Patient Care Technician
Primary patient diagnoses
•Multiple Traumas
•Sepsis
•Spinal Injuries
•Respiratory Failure & ARDS
•Head Injuries & Post Craniotomies
•Acute Renal Failure (HD/PD)
•Hepatic Failure / Hepatic Encephalopathy
•Vascular (Fem Pops, Thrombolytic)
•Thoracotomies
•Diabetes – including DKA
•Cardiac (In association with other processes)
•Liver Donor Transplants
•Obstetric cases (in association with other processes)
Procedures
•Invasive Hemodynamic & Cardiac Monitoring
•Radiological Diagnostic Testing
•Airway Management including ventilatory support
•Chest Tube Insertions
•Cardiac / Abdominal Taps
•Vasopressors and Inotropic Administration
•Enteral and Parenteral Feeding
•Central Line & Peripheral Line Insertions
•Wound care
•Percutaneous Tracheostomy
Nursing care Delivery system
Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model