Critical Care

Critical Care Expertise 24/7 Care for Critical Illness & Injury

Experience matters when an illness takes a turn for the worse, after a serious accident or when a baby is born too early. When your loved one needs critical care, turn to the experienced critical care team at Health.

��ؿ�Critical Care provides emergency treatment for patients who have experienced major trauma, surgery, or sudden, severe illness. As the state’s only academic medical center and Level 1 trauma Center, our intensive care unit (ICU) staff and facilities are second-to-none.

UNM’s Lifeguard Air Emergency Services extends our critical care to southern Colorado, eastern Arizona, southeastern Utah and western Texas.

Center for Adult Critical Care

Intensive Care Units at ��ؿ�Hospital

��ؿ�Hospital has three specialized ICUs on the 2nd floor to care for those recovering from illness or injuries. Our state-of-the-art Burn Center also has a six-bed unit to provide critical care for patients. As the state’s only Level I Trauma Center, we provide expert care for all types of emergencies, including neurological emergencies such as stroke.

Medical/Cardiac ICU

This 24-bed unit provides multidisciplinary care to patients experiencing a wide range of heart, vascular, and whole-body conditions.

Neurosciences ICU

Our 24-bed unit provides expert care for neurological, neurosurgical and neurovascular conditions. We use the latest technologies for monitoring and guiding therapies.

Trauma/Surgical ICU

Our ICU team works closely with emergency medicine, which treats more than 70,000 patients each year.

Sandoval Regional Medical Center ICU

SRMC's state-of-the-art ICU with private patient rooms and bathrooms. The 12-bed unit is staffed is supported by 24/7 on-call critical care coverage.

Intensive Care Units at ��ؿ�Children’s Hospital

��ؿ�Children’s Hospital in the Barbara & Bill Richardson Pavilion and is home to critical care units for newborns through teens up to age 17.

Pediatric ICU

The Pediatric ICU is the only one of its kind in New Mexico providing 24/7 Level 1 trauma care for children. We see the state's youngest patients for complex emergency care, including heart surgery, brain injury and diabetes-related problems.

The 20-bed unit on the 5th floor is the state's only pediatric facility with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatments, which allow time for a young patient’s heart or lungs to heal.
Social workers and child life specialists are available to provide resources and support to parents.

To check on the status of a patient, call 505-272-2351.

Neonatal ICU (NICU)

The 24-bed Neonatal ICU (NICU) on the 4th floor cares for critically ill and premature infants. The unit offers advanced, specialized technology such as bedside imaging tests, cardiac catherization and ventilator support.

To check on the status of a patient, call 505-272-2127.

��ؿ�Hospital

2211 Lomas Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

��ؿ�Children's Hospital

2211 Lomas Boulevard, NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

Sandoval Regional Medical Center

3001 Broadmoor Blvd. NE
Rio Rancho, NM 87144