Highland Hospital Intensive Care Unit
Resources
| ICU-USA | ICU-USA is the official patient and family web site of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. The site includes informatin about ICU-related medical conditions, drugs, procedures, equipment, and supplies. |
| A Primer on Critical Care for Patients and Their Families | This is a section of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) Website. It includes chapters on Common Illnesses of Critically Ill Patients, ICU Devices and Procedures, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Making Decisions About the End of Life, and Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatments. |
| National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization | The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) is the largest non-profit membership organization representing hospice and palliative care programs and professionals in the United States. The organization is committed to improving end of life care and expanding access to hospice care. Information on the site includes advance care planning, managing pain, coping with grief, and financial planning. |
