What is the difference between ICU and CCU in the hospital

ICU is the Intensive Care Unit. It is where the sickest or most injured patients are kept. Our hospital had an ICU staff ratio of 1 patient/1 nurse. It is equipped with almost every item to sustain a life within easy reach and has separate care practices per case. It also has a stricter set of rules on visitation and “get well” items that are receivable.

CCU, Ctitical Care, is the step down unit from ICU. There is still a lot of monitoring but not a one on one team. Those patients who aren't bad enough to need a private nurse, or can risk being more than 5 steps away from staff but still bad enough or unstable enough they need extra monitoring, special care plans, etc. will usually start or end their stay here.( Second day heart procedure patients, concious stroke/accident victims, etc.) Hope these differences helped a bit.

 Refer: Amy J. Spencer