Intensive Care Unit
Our ICU team is the heart of the hospital and ready 24 hours a day seven days a week for any emergency. Our team triages all patients that are emergencies, recovers surgical patients, performs treatments on all hospitalized patients, and takes care of all critically ill patients. Our ICU is set up so we have a full view of all the patients all of the time.
Our telemetry is a machine that can monitor a patient’s heart rate and rhythm. We place patches on the patient that are connected to a small box which transfer’s a radio wave to the central monitoring system and display’s a rate and a rhythm, telemetry is a wonderful way to keep an eye on our patients.
We have a crash cart that is also located in the center of ICU for any patient that has an arrest issue; it is stocked with all supplies needed for a successful recovery from arrest.
We are fully stocked with syringe pumps, pulse oximetry, capnography, coppler, fluid warmer’s.
Our ICU is fully stocked with blood, plasma, and platelets.
Ultrasound is available when needed.
Our oxygen cages are ready for any animal that is having difficulty breathing.
We are also the only hospital in South Florida to offer continuous Dialysis for acute renal failure or toxicity.
Whenever possible we turn down the lights’s and close the doors so our patient’s can sleep and have quiet time while being monitored.
Ventilation
Mechanical ventilation is for patients that are having
difficulty breathing and maintaining a proper oxygen level
in their blood. Our critical care doctor, Dr. Roberts, and the
ICU nurses make sure all patients on the ventilator are
closely monitored. We have three ventilators available (two
that mix room air with oxygen and one that delivers oxygen
only). We are equipped for long term ventilation for
patients with respiratory issues like pneumonia, lung
disease, neck injuries and any patient that can not maintain
a proper oxygen level. Our doctors and nurses are available
24 hours a day seven days a week for any respiratory
emergency.
Isolation
Our Isolation room is for any patient that has an infectious
disease, which is contagious to other patients. Our doctors
and nurses wear protective gowns, gloves and masks so as
not to pass any disease to another patient. This room is
located down the hall, away from contact with other
patients and is monitored very closely because these
patients require a lot of attention. We also have a
monitoring screen in the lCU so we can keep a close eye on
them at all times.
