For Nurses
Progressive Care Unit
This unit cares for medical/surgical patients on telemetry, and ventilator-dependent patients, with a patient population from 18 years through geriatrics. The predominant patient population includes pulmonary patients who are hemodynamically stable; patients with unstable cardiac arrhythmias, syncope, rule-out MI, acute coronary syndrome and heart failure; and surgical patients with unstable arrhythmias. The patient population consists of medical and surgical patients requiring telemetry or administration of vasoactive medication, cardiac medications, and tracheal ventilator-dependent patients. The focus is on ensuring a smooth transition for patients from the hospital to their homes or to a residential care facility.
