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Eye in the Sky For Critical Care

People with the most serious injuries or illnesses receive care in our Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Filled with state-of-the-art equipment, our ICUs are staffed by critical care nurses and specially educated physicians, called intensivists. Unfortunately, they couldn't be in every room at the same time . . . that is, until now.

From a high-tech, off-site control room, critical care intensivists and nurses monitor patients at different hospitals and ICUs throughout the night, thus assuring the highest level of care 24/7. The tele-intensivist program, or Advanced ICU, uses high-resolution audio/visual systems that allow our intensivists to see the patient and talk with other doctors, nurses and families in the patient's room.

One of the industry's most advanced electronic charting systems automatically captures and transmits data from bedside monitors and equipment to the tele-intensivist control room. Customizable "events" alert our intensivists to serious changes in the patient's condition so they can act immediately to address the problem. The electronic charting system also eliminates much of the bedside paperwork, freeing caregivers to spend more time with patients.

Tele-intensivists do not replace bedside care, since we continue to have the same number of physicians and critical care nurses at the bedside. Instead, it provides an added layer of care to help detect problems earlier and provide faster treatment. This, in turn, reduces complications, shortens hospital stays and saves lives.

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