Unit name
Coronary Care Unit
Patient population
Adult Male & Female Patients
Hours of operation
24 Hours / 7 Days per Week
Number of beds
19 Beds
Occupancy Rate
95%
Staff categories
Registered Nurse
Unit Assistant
Patient Care Technician
Primary patient diagnoses
Moderate Risk Acute Coronary Syndrome.
Acute Heart Failure without the need for Mechanical Ventilation.
Stable Post Cardiac Arrest for monitoring without need for Mechanical Ventilation.
Patients requiring Oxygen Therapy or BIPAP/CPAP.
Unstable Valvular Heart Diseases.
Severe disease of the Aorta and Pericardium.
Severe Adult Congenital Cardiac Disease.
Symptomatic cardiac rhythm abnormalities requiring continuous monitoring.
Newly placed tracheotomies without the need for mechanical ventilation.
Continuing need for Intra-Aortic Counter Pulsation in a relatively stable patient.
Stable adult cardiac patient who develops worsening renal failure requiring Haemodialysis.
Patients diagnosed with NSTEMI.
Patients requiring temporary and permanent pacemakers.
Post Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with femoral sheath.
Patients requiring invasive hemodynamic monitoring including Pulmonary. Artery catheters, Arterial catheters and Central Venous Catheters.
Procedures
24 Hour Bedside & Telemetry Monitorin
12-Lead ECG
Cardio-version (Elective and Emergency)
Venous, Arterial and Swan Ganz Pressure Monitoring & Management
Pleural Aspiration (Assist)
Invasive Lines (Assist & Removal)
Chest Tube Insertion (Assist & Removal)
Chest Drain Management
Transcutaneous Pacing (Emergency)
Sheath removal
Percutaneous coronary intervention
Nursing care Delivery system
Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model