A photo of two resident physicians in the ICU

You can count on a team of many different health experts to provide care. Daily, they complete patient rounds to discuss patients’ plans of care and treatment. The members of the team are:

  • Intensivists, or doctors specializing in intensive care;
  • Nurses;
  • Physiotherapists;
  • Dietitians;
  • Social workers;
  • Pharmacists/pharmacy technicians;
  • Residents, or doctors completing specialized training in intensive care;
  • Nurse practitioners;
  • Resource nurses;
  • Respiratory therapists; and
  • Various learners (medical/nursing students etc.)

GRH's ICU A has been recognized by the McMaster University Internal Medicine Residency Training Program for excellence as a teaching unit and awarded the 2015 Outstanding Specialty Rotation Award.