When you have a health crisis, count on the critical care experts.

One phone call provides access to continuous care for critical moments

State of the art ICU with Board Certified Critical Care physician specialists. Critical Care provider in house 24 hours per day.

Home to the region’s first Joint Commission certified Stroke Center and first dedicated longest standing Neuro Intensive Care Unit in the region

Critical care specialties including interventional bronchoscopy, complex airway management, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and complex neuro-medical- surgical care management, including neuroendovascular treatment.

Critical care experts

Highest level of critical care services for newborns, children and adults.
Critical care specialists available 24/7, including:
- Cardiothoracic surgeons
- Trauma surgeons
- Neurosurgeons
- Interventional cardiologists
- Orthopedic trauma
- Plastic surgeons
- Nephrologists
- Neuroendovascular radiologist
Highly experienced and engaged nursing team with average tenure in ICU of 12 years.
Dedicated specialty teams to provide complex and technical care for patients requiring CRRT, ECMO and IABP.
RN’s certified in Critical Care, Critical Neuro Care, Trauma Nurse Core Certification and all RN’s are trained in ACLS.
Dedicated Critical Care Transport
Committed to delivering Franciscan Inspired Care to all

HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital, located inside HSHS St. Vincent Hospital, is home to the region’s first Level III Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We use the most advanced techniques in newborn care and are sensitive to your patient’s comfort.
Children admitted to HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital are cared for in one of two locations, depending on the severity of illness or injury:
Our Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU) cares for general admissions and patients requiring closer observation.
The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is reserved for children with very severe or life threatening illness where care is provided by pediatric intensivists.
Our areas of specialty include:
- Interventional bronchoscopy
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy Therapeutic hypothermia
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
- Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)
- Point of care ultra sound
- ICP monitoring with state of the art equipment
- Long-term EEG monitoring
- Neuroendovascular stroke care