Intensive care refers to the specialised treatment given to patients who are acutely unwell and require critical medical care.

An intensive care unit (ICU) provides the critical care and life support for acutely ill and injured patients.

Unless you are an emergency admission, you will need a referral from your doctor or specialist to be admitted to ICU.

Gurukripa hospitals ICUs specialise in providing care for particular health conditions or injuries including:

major trauma
severe burns
respiratory failure
organ transplants
complex spinal surgery
cardiothoracic surgery.

ICU is one of the most critically functioning operational environments in a hospital.

Our hospitals ICU has a different environment that will reflect the specialist medical and surgical procedures they perform.

Gurukripa hospitals ICUs are fairly large sterile areas with a high concentration of specialised, technical and monitoring equipment needed to care for critically ill patients.

Our ICU environment can be confronting for some patients and visitors who may find the activity, sounds, machines, tubes and monitors intimidating.