The Neurological / Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
Section Head
The Neurology/Neurosurgery Intensive Care unit (NNICU) is a world-class, state-of-the-art 20-bed facility located in Barnes-Jewish Hospital, recently ranked as the sixth best hospital in the nation by the U.S. News & World Report.
Over 1,700 patients are admitted to the NNICU each year, including over 150 with subarachnoid hemorrhage and almost 200 with intracerebral hemorrhage. The NNICU has been recently renovated and is equipped with an advanced portable CT scanner, computerized radiograph viewing, computerized record keeping and the latest monitoring equipment.
The NNICU is headed by Michael N. Diringer, MD, FAHA, FCCM past president of the Neurocritical Care Society. Care is provided by a dedicated team of board certified neurointensivists, fellows, residents, nurses and Pharm D, Delivery of care is enhanced through close collaborative relationships with Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology.
The NNICU has long been the focus of an NIH-funded clinical research program that has produced widely recognized observations. The unit is in the unique position of having a dedicated research PET scanner located within the ICU, which allows studying of the most critically ill patients. In addition, there is extensive infrastructure supporting a wide range of other clinical investigations.
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
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