The full form of SICU is Surgical Intensive Care Unit.

The Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) cares for critically ill patients recovering from general, thoracic, trauma, vascular, orthopedic, gynecologic and obstetric surgeries.

Most patients recuperating immediately after elective or emergency surgery receive around-the-clock care in the 20-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU). Heart surgery and some transplant surgical patients are cared for in the Cardiac SICU and Blake 12 ICU units. A collaborative, multidisciplinary team of health professionals cares for approximately 1,200 patients annually who are recovering from conditions that require surgical intervention.

14 attending physicians with qualifications and credentials in critical care rotate for 24-hour coverage of the SICU, alongside a nursing staff of 78. These surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses are complemented by surgical specialists in neurology, orthopedics, emergency medicine and other subspecialties, as well as two fellows and a rotation of six residents.

The Surgical Intensive Care Unit provides care for patients who have undergone a myriad of critical surgical procedures.

Patient Population

• Adult and Pediatric
• Vascular, Gastrointestinal
• Liver, Renal, Renal-Pancreas Transplantation
• Orthopedics, Plastics, Otolaryngology, Urology
• Thoracic, Surgical Oncology, Oral Maxillo-Facial
• Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgery