Critical Care Policy

The Systemwide Critical Care Committee developed a new Critical Care Policy that will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2011. The goal of this policy is to assure that patients in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) receive appropriate, safe, quality care.

Key Points of the Critical Care Policy
Critical Care Medical Director

• This person will be responsible for assuring the quality, safety and appropriateness of care in the Critical Care Units.

Critical Care Consults

• As of Jan. 1, critical care consults are required for all patients in the ICU for more than 24 hours. There are certain diagnoses that require an immediate critical care consult regardless of how long the patient has been in the ICU.

Admission and Discharge Criteria

• This criterion will serve as guidelines for people being admitted or remaining in the ICU.

If you have any questions, please contact any of the following committee members:

• Chad Case. M.D., ccasemd@gmail.com
• Coy Lassiter, M.D., coylassiter@att.net
• Alan Muster, M.D., alan.muster@wellstar.org
• Hitendra Patel, M.D., hitendra.patel@wellstar.org