The Ernest Hahn Critical Care Unit (CCU) at Rady Children's is fully equipped for the medical and surgical demands of critically ill children. Common injuries and illnesses treated in the CCU include:
- Respiratory failure (asthma, pneumonia, etc)
- Shock (sepsis, dehydration, etc)
- Multi-organ system failure
- Poisonings
- Near drownings
- Meningitis
- Post-operative cardiac surgical care
- Post-operative neurosurgical care
Rady Children's CCU provides state-of-the-art medical care for children who need constant observation or advanced life support. The CCU is staffed 24/7 by a specially trained team of pediatric critical care physicians, nurses and respiratory therapists.
Learn more at the CCU website at www.chsdpicu.org.