Intensive Care Units
Fatima Mata Mission Hospital has several specialized Intensive Care Units (ICUs) tailored to meet the needs of patients with specific types of critical illness or injury. Each ICU is equipped with specialized medical staff and advanced technology to provide comprehensive care, closely monitoring patients’ conditions 24/7:
Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU):
- Purpose: The MICU is designed for patients with severe medical conditions requiring intensive treatment, such as infections, respiratory issues and organ failure.
- Key Features: Advanced respiratory support systems, dialysis machines and continuous monitoring equipment.
- Common Conditions: Sepsis, pneumonia, respiratory distress, multi-organ failure.
Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU):
- Purpose: The SICU is dedicated to patients recovering from major surgeries or with complex surgical complications that need close monitoring.
- Key Features: Surgical recovery beds, wound care technology, specialized ventilators.
- Common Conditions: Post-operative recovery for major surgeries (abdominal, cardiac), trauma, complex surgical wounds.
Coronary Care Unit (CCU):
- Purpose: This unit specializes in the care of patients with serious heart conditions, such as heart attacks and cardiac arrhythmias.
- Key Features: Cardiac monitors, defibrillators, ventilators and support for administering thrombolytics.
- Common Conditions: Myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, heart failure, post-cardiac surgery care.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU):
- Purpose: The NICU provides specialized care for new-borns with critical health issues, often those born prematurely or with congenital conditions.
- Key Features: Incubators, ventilators, phototherapy units and technology for neonatal monitoring.
- Common Conditions: Prematurity, low birth weight, respiratory distress syndrome, congenital anomalies.
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU):
- Purpose: This ICU is for critically ill children, typically from infancy up to age 18, requiring intensive treatment and monitoring.
- Key Features: Pediatric ventilators, dialysis machines, specialized medication dosing for children.
- Common Conditions: Severe infections, respiratory illnesses, trauma, congenital or genetic conditions.
Each ICU serves a distinct purpose in managing specific medical needs, staffed by specialized teams dedicated to providing the highest level of care for critically ill patients. These units are integral to ensuring patients receive the appropriate level of care tailored to their unique conditions, improving survival rates, recovery times and quality of life.
