Critical Care Unit

Our Critical Care Unit at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital has now moved to a new, state-of-the-art space within the BEACH Building. This move is part of our ongoing commitment to improving patient care and providing the highest level of service. The unit is equipped with modern facilities for our highly skilled staff to continue to provide the very best care.

The unit is located on the first floor of the BEACH Building, located at the centre of Royal Bournemouth Hospital’s east and west wings.

The Critical Care Unit is a ward within our hospital that cares for patients whose conditions are life-threatening and need constant, close monitoring and support from equipment and medication to keep normal body functions going.

Due to the specialist treatments and the constant monitoring that patients require on critical care, it has a higher level of staffing, with most patients having 1:1 care. The staff who work here are highly trained in caring for the most severely ill patients.

The equipment in a critical care area can seem frightening at first. It is common for patients to be connected to several different machines or devices if they are critically ill. At times it may be noisy from the beeps of the machines. As patients recover the equipment is slowly removed as it is no longer needed.

If you have any questions or need further assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact our team on 0300 019 7300.