TICU (Trauma Intensive Care Unit)

Welcome to ECMC’s John R. Border MD Trauma Intensive Care Unit (TICU), where trauma and surgical patients are treated with specialized care during the most critical phases of illness or injury.

Designed by trauma nurses and physicians, our state-of-the-art, 18-bed critical care unit was made to accommodate the advanced technology needed to care for our sickest patients (such as our fluoroscopy suite) efficiently.

Patients in the TICU are cared for by an interdisciplinary team of experts who are specially trained in the care and management of critical  patients. This collaborative team of nurses, physicians, physical, and occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, dietitians, social workers, and clergy provide care based on best practices. It’s just one of the reasons  so many patients and families in our community count on ECMC.

The TICU is dedicated  to the late John R. Border, MD, an internationally recognized pioneer in modern trauma care, research, and intensive care medicine. Dr. Border founded ECMC’s Trauma Center, which was first established in 1978.