Critical Care
Your Hospital Stay
Find information to help navigate your stay at Barton Memorial Hospital including resources to help prepare for your visit, review during your visit, and find after your visit.
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If you or a loved one need critical, lifesaving care after a health emergency or major surgery, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Barton Memorial Hospital provides critical care 24-hours a day for patients.
With specially trained staff, including nationally certified CCRNs, ACLS, and PALS, and advanced technology, the ICU gives you a high level of medical care when you’re very sick or severely injured. Nurses and physicians specializing in life support watch your vital signs around the clock and respond quickly to changes in body functions.
In intensive care (ICU), critical care specialists see a wide variety of patients with life-threatening illnesses, including:
- Problems with blood pressure or heart rhythm
- Severe infections and sepsis
- Kidney or liver failure
- Trauma
- Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation
- Post-operative care
Visiting the ICU
If you visit a loved one in the ICU, you may notice many machines, monitors, and sounds. Rest assured, these are a normal part of intensive care, and not every alarm signals an emergency. Ask us for updates on your loved one’s health.
