Critical Care Area

The Critical Care Area of the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital is made up of a multidisciplinary team of professionals specialized in the care of critically ill patients, both adults and children, inside and outside the intensive care units (ICUs). The units are distributed across different buildings on the campus: the Trauma ICU and trauma step-down units at the Hospital of Traumatology, Rehabilitation, and Burn Care; the General ICU and step-down units at the General Hospital, and the Pediatric ICU at the Children’s Hospital. This organization allows for specialized and comprehensive care, ensuring more efficient and streamlined processes for patients during their ICU stay. 

The critical care team leads or participates in key programs such as organ donation and transplantation, the ECMO program, management of cardiopulmonary arrests, and the treatment of urgent conditions such as polytrauma code, sepsis code, and stroke code. It also collaborates in the transport of complex critical patients, both adults and children. In addition, the team drives safety projects such as safe patient transfer and joint handover meetings, where all professionals gather to coordinate daily care. Initiatives promoting the humanization of care, such as Bona Nit Vall d’Hebron, are also encouraged. Thanks to this cross-disciplinary vision and teamwork, the Critical Care Area ensures high-quality, patient-centered care.