Intensive care in Idaho Falls, Idaho
We create a therapeutic environment where recovery from serious conditions becomes possible.
In the intensive care unit (ICU) at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center (EIRMC), we deliver 24/7 care for traumatic conditions. When your health is on the line, we closely monitor you and perform surgery as needed.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Conditions treated in our ICU
Our attentive critical care doctors provide ongoing assistance for life-threatening illnesses and injuries, such as:
- Diabetes complications
- Heart attacks
- Physical trauma
- Respiratory illnesses
- Strokes
Our ICU program
Our multidisciplinary team has expertise in trauma care, cardiology and neurology, and offers a variety of lifesaving measures during the most critical times.
Specialized intensive care services
When admitted to our ICU, your loved one will have access to medical consultants, social services, spiritual support and experts in various disciplines, all in the service of working to improve their mental and physical health.
In order to address serious conditions for all ages, we have multiple specialized ICUs at our facility, including:
- Burn ICU — Ongoing wound care that may involve hyperbaric medicine, cosmetic and plastic surgery and physical therapy
- Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) — 24/7 monitoring of premature infants and newborns as young as 23 weeks' gestation
- Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) — Treats kids up to 17 years old
Life support treatment options
Life support replaces or supports a failing body function. In treatable or curable illnesses, we offer life support as a temporary measure until the body can resume normal functions. When a cure isn't possible, life support may prolong a terminal condition.
We aim to explain common life support terminology and measures our team may need to address with you. One option is the decision to forego life support altogether, which is, of course, a profoundly personal decision. It is essential to talk to your physician about the potential risks and benefits of each choice. All life support measures are optional.
To help with making you and your family's decision, we have the following life support options available, including:
- Do-not-intubate (DNI) order — When your physician instructs our team not to place an endotracheal tube in your airway
- Do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order — When your physician instructs our team not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
- Hospice care — Respects and takes into account your wishes, values, beliefs and culture to make you comfortable at the end of life
- Palliative care — Focuses on your physical, psychological and spiritual needs to make you comfortable at every stage
While under our care, our specialists choose life support measures based on your condition and ability to bear the treatment, including:
- Artificial nutrition and hydration (tube feeding)
- Defibrillation
- Dialysis
- IV feeding
- Mechanical ventilation
- Pacemakers
- Vasopressors
Preparing for your visit to the ICU
Before visiting your loved one in the ICU, review the rules we have in place to ensure the most pleasant experience possible.
Our ICU visitor policy
To make sure your loved one is as safe and comfortable as possible, there may be times when we must restrict the length of visits, limit the number of visitors in the room at one time or suspend visits altogether.
In our ICU, we enforce strict guidelines to help protect you, your loved one and our staff members, including:
- Arrival by 10:00pm for overnight stays
- Daily quiet hours from 2:00pm to 4:00pm, and 8:00pm to 6:00am
- Denial of entry when you're ill and for your child under 12 during respiratory season (November 1 to March 31)
- Removal from facility for aggressive behavior
- Required use of personal protective equipment (PPE), upon request