The Department of Critical Care at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) Abu Dhabi offers specialized treatments and care for patients who have undergone major surgeries or trauma, as well as those who have critical or life-threatening conditions and require comprehensive, personalized care.
Our department has a robust multidisciplinary ethos comprising consultant intensivists, respiratory therapists, critical care nurses, and consultants from other medical specialties who collaborate to provide holistic, specialized and comprehensive care. In addition, our world-class medical facilities are equipped and designed for close monitoring, rapid intervention, and the extended treatment of patients.
At SSMC, our Model of Care puts the patient at the heart of our work. Our Critical Care Department’s collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to emergency care emphasizes on providing quality, state-of-the-art care to every one of our patients. People in critical condition require constant monitoring and vigilant observation, our advanced facilities and multidisciplinary team of compassionate experts create a solid environment to facilitate their improvement.
Care of the Critically Ill Surgical Patient (CCrISP) is a two-day, interactive course, which includes mandatory, pre-course e-learning. It covers the practical skills and knowledge that health care professionals need to effectively care for surgical patients, including those who are deteriorating or at risk of doing so.