Surgical Intensive Care (Weinberg ICU Oncology and General Surgery)
Intensive and intermediate care for critically ill patients following gastrointestinal, oncology/endocrine, gynecologic, thoracic, plastic, otolaryngology/head and neck, orthopedic and renal transplantation surgical procedures.
Patient Population
Ages 16 and up
85 percent surgical oncology diagnoses and 15 percent generalsurgical diagnoses
Average length of stay: 2 days
Number of Beds
20
Nurse/Patient Ratio
1:2
Rotation/Shifts
12 hours
Flexible, self-scheduling
Skill Mix
Predominantly RN
Multidisciplinary team includes acute care nurse practitioners