Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

The Ochsner Medical Center Intensive Care Unit sets the standard for healthcare delivery by providing patients with the best physicians and nurses in a teaching environment. The unit’s nurses are also handpicked and go through a rigorous 12-week orientation process. The Ochsner Medical Center Intensive Care Unit is also committed to improving the health and well-being of its patients by providing specialized medical and nursing care. This approach focuses on the best clinical practices and utilizes the most advanced technology while providing a warm and inviting atmosphere conducive to the well-being of Ochsner’s patients. Moreover, the unit is committed to patient-centered care, education and research, all of which enables it to serve patients and communities today and in the future.

32-bed unit that receives both medical and surgical patients
Average staffing ratio is 2:1
New employees receive up to 12 weeks orientation based on experience
Patient cases include sepsis, respiratory failure, DKA, renal failure on CRRT, liver failure and GI bleeds
The surgical patients include CABG, LVAD, BIVAD, AAA, general surgery, neurosurgery, trauma and all transplants except lung
Ochsner’s surgical patients are admitted directly from surgery bypassing recovery
The ICU is part of the hospital rapid-response team and helps to initiate early treatment for MI, stroke and sepsis

Critical Care tower opened in 2000
Transplanted more than 500 hearts to date
Transplanted more than 800 livers to date
Core team started in 2006
Member of Ochsner’s Stroke Team since 2006
Sepsis protocol initiated in 2008
Ventilator order set initiated in 2008

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