intensive care unit

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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

"Not just the emergency room, but the intensive care unit, all the surgery theatres and the regular floor. Everybody was there."

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

While in the elevator, on our way to the sixth floor of the intensive care unit, I thought about how my dad would look.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers