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 the 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 a Level 2 in an ER?
Level 2 - Emergency, potentially life-threatening (Example: patient involved in major accident with severe injuries or patient is having difficulty breathing) Level 3 - Urgent, not life-threatening (Example: patient has severe abdominal pain)
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.