What is neurocritical care?
Neurocritical care is the intensive care provided to patients with severe neurological and neurosurgical conditions. A neurocritical intensive care unit, also known as a neuro ICU, provides the technology and specialized care needed to maximize recovery.
The UF Health Neuromedicine Hospital boasts a 27-bed neuro ICU. It is collaboratively managed by neurologists, anesthesiologists and neurosurgeons. They work together to provide patients with the highest quality of care available. Providing this level of care requires a multidisciplinary team. This team includes specialized advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, technicians and therapists. They work together to establish individual and patient-family centered care plans. Our collaborative approach to intensive care plays a vital role in improving outcomes and quality of life for any critically ill patient facing a life-threatening neurological condition such as:
Why choose UF Health for neurocritical care?
UF Health serves as a large referral center for patients with life-threatening neurological and neurosurgical conditions in the southeastern United States and beyond because of our cutting-edge ICU technology. This includes:
24/7 access to diagnostic technology such as EEG, pupillometry, MRI and CT
Consistent intracranial pressure and intracranial oxygen monitoring
Multi-modality monitoring
Comprehensive pain management
Daily transcranial doppler, or TCD, monitoring
Clinical trials and pre-clinical research
As part of our comprehensive care, UF Health has a large team of specialty-trained faculty and staff. This includes:
- Physicians fellowship-trained in neurocritical care
- Physicians with specialized training in neurology, anesthesia, and neurosurgery
- Physicians available for consultation from countless other specialties
- Nurses specialty-trained in neurological intensive care
- Pharmacists trained in neurology and critical care
- Respiratory therapists
- Physical therapists
- Occupational therapists
- Speech-language pathologists
- Nutritionists and dieticians
- Social workers and case managers
Clinical trials
UF Health research scientists make medicine better every day. They discover new ways to help people by running clinical trials. When you join a clinical trial, you can get advanced medical care. Sometimes years before it's available everywhere. You can also help make medicine better for everyone else. If you'd like to learn more about clinical trials, visit our clinical trials page. Or click one of the links below: