Critical Care Services for Hope and Healing
Illness and injury are an unfortunate part of life. But when they become more serious, or are life-threatening, you deserve a health care partner you know and trust.
AdventHealth is here for you with expert critical care services to treat complications from surgery, infections, serious accidents, severe breathing issues and any other health emergency you might face.
Specialized Care When You Need It
Whatever your critical care need, we have the expertise, technology and resources to help. From our critical care hospital services and intensive care unit (ICU) to our trauma center, we provide close, constant attention to critically ill patients from a team of specially trained intensive care providers.
- Critical Conditions We Treat
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Our critical care specialists, or intensivists, are here to help you or a family member at any time. Our specialists diagnose and treat a wide variety of heart, lung and vascular conditions, including:
- Acute respiratory failure
- Cerebral edema
- Drug overdose
- Heart failure
- Multiple organ failure
- Pneumonia
- Pulmonary embolism
- Sepsis
- Septic shock
- Stroke
- Vascular collapse
- Critical Illness Treatment Options
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Our critical care unit performs a variety of emergency procedures and treatments, including:
- Airway management
- Blood pressure monitoring
- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Cardiovascular monitoring
- Catheterization
- Chest drainage tube insertion
- Craniotomy
- Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
- Diagnostic bronchoscopy
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Fluoroscopy
- Peritoneal drain insertion
- Plasma exchange
- Postoperative care
- Pulmonary artery catheter insertion
- Temporary cardiac pacemaker insertion
- Tracheostomy
- Transplant surgery patient care
- Upper endoscopy (EGD)
- Vasodilators (medicine that opens blood vessels)
- Vasopressors (medicine to raise low blood pressure)
Patient Education About The Care We Provide
- Understanding Mechanical Ventilation (English)
- Understanding Mechanical Ventilation (Español)
- Understanding Tracheostomy (English)
- Understanding Tracheostomy (Español)
We created this video to help you understand the treatments being provided to your loved one while they’re in our critical care. In this video, we’ll explain what a breathing machine, or mechanical ventilator, is and how it can help your loved one.
Understanding Mechanical Ventilation (English)
Creamos este video para ayudarlo a comprender los tratamientos que se le brindan a su ser querido mientras está en nuestros cuidados intensivos. En este video, explicaremos qué es un respirador, o ventilador mecánico, y cómo puede ayudar a su ser querido.
Understanding Mechanical Ventilation - Spanish Version
We believe whole-person care begins with giving you the knowledge and tools to help you better understand the basic aspects of a tracheostomy, so you can feel more informed and prepared every step of the way.
Understanding Tracheostomy (English)
Creemos que el cuidado completo del paciente comienza con brindarle el conocimiento y las herramientas para ayudarlo a comprender mejor los aspectos básicos de una traqueostomía, para que pueda sentirse más informado y preparado en cada paso del camino.
Understanding Tracheostomy (Español)
Find Critical Care You Can Count On
When you or a loved one need life-saving critical care, you can rely on the experts at AdventHealth for treatment and hope. From critical care nurses (CCRNs) to our surgical critical care team, we’re here for you with leading-edge ICU medicine and compassionate care to help you through a difficult illness or injury.