Pioneering Interdisciplinary Patient Care
The Einstein/Montefiore Critical Care Division provides clinical expertise at Weiler Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center in the following areas:
- medical intensive care
- general surgical intensive care
- cardiothoracic surgery intensive care
- neurosurgery intensive care
- trauma intensive care
- acute coronary care
As an “ICU Without Walls” for Weiler Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center, the Critical Care Medicine Consult Service:
- provides bedside delivery of intensive care anywhere in the hospital
- maintains the emergency room off diversion and the operating room off cancellation
- conducts interdisciplinary rounds on all ventilator patients outside of the ICU
The Einstein/Montefiore Division of Critical Care Medicine is currently:
- developing programs in Simulated Crisis Management, New Server and Database development
- investing in family satisfaction through installation of video forms and family center websites
- participating in national guidelines dealing with rapid response teams, outlier management and clinical research structure