31/12/2025
These units serve different levels of patient care inside a hospital. Here is a professional overview.
• ICU
-Intensive Care Unit.
-Designed for critically ill patients.
-Provides ventilator support and advanced life support.
-Ensures continuous 24-hour monitoring.
-Used for multi-organ failure and life-threatening conditions.
• CCU
-Coronary Care Unit.
-A specialized form of critical care.
-Dedicated to cardiac patients.
-Manages myocardial infarction, severe arrhythmia, and acute heart failure.
-Includes continuous ECG and cardiac monitoring.
• HDU
-High Dependency Unit.
-For patients who require close observation but -do not require full ICU support.
-Common after major surgery or step down from the ICU.
-Offers higher monitoring than general wards.
Key takeaway.
ICU handles the highest level of critical illness.
CCU focuses on cardiac critical care.
HDU bridges ICU and general ward care.
