intensive care unit

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After James was born, he spent four days in the neonatal intensive care unit, where he had to be tube-fed, and was put on a machine to help his breathing.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Both Democratic and Republican lawmakers have called for a transparent investigation into the killing of Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse working at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Salehuddin Ahmed, who holds the finance portfolio in the interim government, said the economy had shifted from the "intensive care unit to the high dependency unit".

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Pretti, who worked in the VA’s intensive care unit, had been carrying a legally permitted 9mm handgun when he was killed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

She has worked high-stress assignments in telemetry— monitoring cardiac patients—and in the intensive care unit.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times