Los Robles Regional Medical Center is opening a $3.4-million coronary care unit designed to reduce the need to divert patients to other hospitals because critical care beds are full.

In some hospitals, a CCU is a critical care unit, which is the same as an ICU. It can also stand for a cardiac care unit, which provides specialized care to those with heart conditions.

The student who nominated Cornwall’s Coronary Care Unit for this award told the judges: “I am approaching my last placement as a student and rarely have I experienced this level of tuition and ...

My husband has just returned from Danbury Hospital. When I petitioned for advanced coronary care, little did I know that my husband would need this service. I hold in high esteem the kindness and ...

The impact of clinical pharmacy services on direct drug costs in a coronary care unit (CCU) was studied. An observational, nonrandomized study was conducted on all patients admitted to the CCU to ...

An expanded coronary-care unit and intensive-care unit will open in two months at Rockyview General Hospital, Alberta Health said this week. The units are part of an $84-million project that will ...

The concept of the mobile coronary-care unit (MCCU) is currently receiving a great deal of attention.1 2 3 4 Pantridge, in Belfast, Ireland, first reported his ...

The inclusion of a clinical pharmacist on the CCU team at our institution reduced direct drug costs by an estimated $192,681 over intervention periods 1 and 2. A majority of the savings resulted ...

Close communication with cardiac catheterisation laboratory staff and the coronary care unit is crucial. Nurses receiving these patients need clear information about the type of procedure they had, ...