The Lakes DHB Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Coronary Care Unit (CCU) are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and are staffed by a team of experienced nurses, medical staff and allied health professionals.
The ICU provides intensive and high dependency care to a variety of medical and surgical specialties including gastrointestinal, ENT, orthopaedic and vascular surgeries, trauma services, general and respiratory medicine, obstetrics and gynaecology, and paediatric services.
The Coronary Care Unit provides intensive and high dependency care to cardiac patients, working closely with the Lakes DHB Cardiology team.
The ICU/CCU actively participate in research and trials to provide an optimum level of care.
Where to find us: see the Rotorua Hospital map here.
What is Intensive Care?
Intensive care is the specialist care given to patients with acute (sudden), potentially reversible, life-threatening diseases. This may include patients who have life-threatening conditions such as a major accident, a severe infection or those recovering from a major operation.
Organ Donation
You may have been asked by staff in the ICU to consider donating the organs of your deceased family member. This can be a difficult decision to make at such a distressing time. Organ Donation NZ provides information about organ and tissue donation and helps support the decision-making process.