ICU & PCU

The ICU and PCU at Maria Parham Medical Center is staffed by board certified physicians and highly competent nurses offering state-of-the-art diagnosic capabilities. Patients and their families are comforted by the fact that this level of care is right here in their own community.

ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Maria Parham’s 8 bed ICU provides comprehensive and continuous care for critically-ill patients. Our holistic approach to nursing care also involves support for families and significant others. This year, recent upgrades, to our cardiac technology, has allowed us the ability to fully support our Intensive Care team of physicians, nurses and other specialists. Our 2-1 nurse to patient ratio allows our ICU team to deliver comprehensive and totally individualized care to each patient. The ICU nurses are competent in critical care nursing with an emphasis on cardiology, pulmonology, neurology and complex surgical cases. Maria Parham's experienced team of nurses, physicians, therapists and technicians, along with our state of the art technology, is ready to care for you and your family should the need arise.

PCU - Progressive Care Unit

Maria Parham features a Progressive Care Unit (PCU) which provides care for patients who require close observation as they transfer out of the Intensive Care Unit. The PCU has the capability of providing continuous cardiac telemetry monitoring. Our Progressive Care Unit holds twelve cardiac telemetry beds which monitors for heart arrhythmias and oxygentation. Additionally, the Progressive Care team has the capability of monitoring twelve additional telemetry patients on either the Medical or Surgical Units.

The Progressive Care Unit is also a special unit for another reason. This unit functions as the Nursing Education Training Transition Unit (NETTU) This unique program, established in 2008 provides an 8-10 week program for newly graduated RN's and LPN's to obtain a comprehensive orientation to nursing in a hospital setting. New graduates are paired with an experienced preceptor which gives the new nurse one coach and mentor to grow with through the program. This program is also designed to transition nurses back into the hospital setting from other areas of nursing. Providing a supportive atmosphere is the key to nursing retention. We are happy to report that 90% of our new graduates in 2008 and 2009 remain at Maria Parham  Medical Center.