Level 3—Intensive care. Patients requiring two or more organ support (or needing mechanical ventilation alone). Staffed with one nurse per patient and usually with a doctor present in the unit 24 hours per day.
What is Level 3 in a hospital?
A Level III Trauma Center has demonstrated an ability to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, surgery, intensive care and stabilization of injured patients and emergency operations.
What is the highest level of care in hospital?
Specialized consultive medical care is the highest form of healthcare practice and performs all the major medical procedures.
What is the highest level of critical care?
In some hospitals, it can stand for a critical care unit. This is the same as an intensive care unit (ICU), where those with a variety of critical conditions are provided the highest level of care by trained medical personnel.
What is a level 3 hospital in Ontario?
The Level 3 NICUs provide the highest level of intensive care to the most vulnerable and severely ill infants including surgical and sub-specialty services.