Our Patient and Families
CICU is a ten-bed intensive care unit for critically ill cardiac patients. The population includes adult men and women who may experience chronic as well as acute illness. Beds are managed by the Division of Medicine-Cardiology. Common medical diagnoses of our patients include: acute myocardial infarction, coronary syndromes, cardiogenic shock, congestive heart failure, Cardiomyopathy, Dysrhythmias, Pulmonary Hypertension, Valvular insufficiency/stenosis, dissecting thoracic/abdominal aortic aneurysm, pericarditis, sepsis, and heart transplant complications.

Philosophy of Care
Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to life threatening health problems. The scope of critical care nursing is defined by the dynamic interaction of the critically ill patient and family, the critical care nurse, and the critical care environment.

Our Nursing Team
The goal of nursing in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit is to ensure the effective interaction of these three requisite elements to effect competent nursing practice and optimal patient outcomes within an environment supportive of both. The framework within which CICU nursing is practiced is based on a scientific body of knowledge, the nursing process, and multidisciplinary collaboration in the care of patients. CICU offers total patient care nursing care delivery, with a staff mix ratio of 85% RN staff and 15% ancillary staff including ICU technicians.