Our Critical Care Units serve patients facing immediate life-threatening health conditions. We work to improve their condition so their injuries or illnesses can be treated.
Our expert team includes:
- critical care physicians (intensivists);
- clinical services managers;
- clinical nurse educators;
- resource nurses;
- nurses;
- respiratory therapists;
- pharmacists;
- social workers;
- physiotherapists/physiotherapist assistants;
- dietitians;
- clerical staff;
- health care aides;
- antimicrobial stewardship team members; and others.
Together they provide high-quality and safe critical care services around the clock, including ventilation support, dialysis and cardiac care.
Our team also works with critical care units across Ontario to ensure patients receive specialty services, when required. In addition, we partner with Headwaters Health Care Centre so that everyone across the Central West region has access to critical care.
Visiting patients in critical care
If you are visiting a loved one in critical care, please use the telephone located outside of the unit to call us before entering the unit.
Facilities and services
Critical care at Brampton Civic Hospital |
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Critical care services include: Intensive Care and Surgical Intermediate Care UnitsThese units provide specialized care for patients who are critically ill, or urgently need advanced monitoring and intensive treatments. LocationsIntensive Care Unit Surgical Intermediate Care Unit Critical care response teamOur critical care teams work with hospital staff to meet the needs of our inpatients. Bringing this specialty knowledge to the bedside ensures that patients outside the critical care unit can also access critical care support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
Critical care at Etobicoke General Hospital |
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Critical care services include: Critical Care Unit (intensive care and critical care)This unit provides specialized care for patients who are critically ill, or urgently need advanced monitoring and intensive treatments. As the closest hospital to Pearson International Airport, Etobicoke General also receives patients brought from the airport by ambulance. LocationThird level, west tower Critical care response teamOur critical care teams work with hospital staff to meet the needs of our inpatients. Bringing this specialty knowledge to the bedside ensures that patients outside the critical care unit can also access critical care support 24 hours a day, seven days a week. |
Critical stroke care |
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We are a member of the Greater Toronto Area Stroke Network, working in partnership with Trillium Health Partners. If you suffer a stroke, we want to ensure you receive specialized stroke care. Depending on your needs, you may be cared for at an Osler hospital or sent to Trillium Health Partners for a specific treatment. If you are sent to Trillium, you will be transferred back to us when you are stable to continue your recovery. |
