St. Joseph's Medical Center has distinct Critical Care departments to offer the most sophisticated level of care for our patients. All of our critical care areas have state-of-the-art monitoring equipment and specially trained staff, many with advanced certifications in their specialty field. The units are designed with centralized nursing stations that enable direct visibility to the patients' rooms.
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
The Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) is a specialized nursing unit with nine beds for patients who require close observation after heart attacks, heart surgery, and other critical cardiac conditions.
To reach the CICU, call (209) 467-6370.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Our 22-bed unit is a Community Level III Neonatal Intensive Care. That means that we can care for the tiniest and sickest of infants.
The NICU is located on the second floor of our new Patient Pavilion, and consists of 8 connecting rooms creating a calm, "pod-like" environment that recreates a womb-like setting to help heal our most premature patients.
The brand new facility features sleeping recliners, 2 NICU Isolation Rooms, Family Living Room for overnight stays, and a separate waiting area for families.
Our in-house, 24 hour-a-day team of health care professionals includes:
- Board Certified Neonatologist
- State Certified Respiratory Care Practitioners
- A Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Specially trained and certified nurses
- A transport team, with all necessary emergency room equipment to bring infants to the NICU from other hospitals.
To reach the NICU, call (209) 467-6428.
Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)
The Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) is a specialized unit with ten beds for patients who require close observation after surgery.
To reach the SICU, call (209) 467-6380.
Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU)
St. Joseph's Medical Center operates a 10-bed Respiratory Intensive Care Unit (RICU) for patients with chronic respiratory problems who need a high level of care. Our team of Respiratory Therapists work with asthmatics, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients, premature infants, open heart surgery patients and any other patient that has difficulties breathing. Respiratory Therapists attend all cardiac arrests, and are responsible for airway management, including intubation. Our therapists monitor advanced life support equipment, ventilators for all patients who need ventilator assistance.
To reach the RICU, call (209) 467-6341.
