Together, the critical care units at Florida Hospital Altamonte care for a broad spectrum of diagnoses including septic shock, acute brain attack, thoracotomy, vented respiratory failure, acute renal failure, brain attack, syncope, renal, GI disorders, pneumonia, COPD, cardiac, CHF, pre/post heart cath and medical/vascular conditions. The units also have trained monitor techs and health unit coordinators to complete orders and answer phones for the nursing staff. A nurse educator keeps the staff up-to-date with new technology, procedures, medications, etc.

Multisystem ICU

Our multisystem intensive care unit is a self-scheduling unit with 28 beds, open visiting hours and an average length of stay of three days. We are an interdisciplinary team that cares for a broad spectrum of diagnoses including septic shock, acute brain attack, thoracotomy, vented respiratory failure, acute renal failure and frequent multiple co-morbidities.

The nurse to patient ratio is 1:2 with health unit coordinators assisting with completing doctors’ orders and administrative tasks. Our Medical Director is a pulmonary intensivist, with specialized ICU training. The unit also features the resources of a nurse manager, four assistant nurse managers, and a team of spiritual ambassadors.

Our ICU also has an active Rapid Response Team that is responsible for providing direct and indirect total nursing care. These nurses respond to requests asking for intervention in the evaluation of the adult patient experiencing unresolved signs and/or symptoms of physiologic instability or otherwise of concern. Overall, the ICU has a very close-knit team culture, and celebrates our successes together.

Neuro/Surgical PCU

Our Neuro PCU is a 39-bed unit with an average nurse to patient ratio being 1:5. This unit specializes in brain attack, syncope, renal, GI disorders and surgical patients.

Pulmonary PCU

Our Pulmonary PCU is a 47-bed unit with an average nurse to patient ratio of 1:5. This unit specializes in pneumonia, asthma (no vents), COPD and cardiac arrhythmia patients.

Cardiac PCU

Our Cardiac PCU is a 36-bed unit with an average nurse to patient ratio being 5:1. This unit specializes in cardiac, CHF, pre/post heart cath, medical/vascular and diabetic patients.