Ward 19 is a 21- bed General Medicine and medical sub-specialty unit that provides care to adult patients with a variety of general medical needs. We provide care to patients age 14 and older with a wide variety of illnesses and comorbidities.
Patient Population: Adult; Mixed Gender
Hours of Operation: 24 Hours / 7 Days per week
Number of Bed: 21 Beds
Occupancy Rate: 100%
Staff Categories:
- Nurse Manager.
- Clinical Resource Nurse.
- Registered Nurses.
- Patient Educator.
- Patient Care Technician.
Primary Diagnosis
- General Medical
- CVA.
- Diabetes Mellitus.
- DVT.
- Patients with multi-organ system failure – Geriatrics.
- Sickle Cell Crisis.
- Isolated Patients: MRSA, VRE MDRO.
- Congestive Heart Failure.
- Diabetes.
- Pneumonia.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
- Sickle Cell Anemia.
- Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Primary Procedures
- Tracheostomy Care
- Suctioning.
- I.V. Infusions including Cannulation.
- Oxygen Therapy.
- Chest Tube Management.
- Nasogastric and PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) Care.
- Urinary Catheterization.
- Diagnostic, Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
- NGT insertion.
- Insertion of CVP Lines, Administration of Blood and Blood Products.
- Patient Controlled Analgesia.
- Phlebotomy.
- Patient and Family Education.
- Care of CVAD.
Model of Nursing Care
- Total Patient Care utilizing a partnership model.