Inpatient Care is provided by DMC Huron Valley- Sinai Hospital for patients of all ages with a wide range of medical needs.

The Med-Surg, Critical Care Department is comprised of a 10 bed critical care unit, a step down/ progressive care unit, two medical surgical units and an observation unit.  Each unit provides 24 hour nursing care to the population of the hospital. 

Our Departments

 ICU
 2 East (Telemetry Unit)
 3 East
 2 West (Observation Unit)
 3 West
 Surgery
 Women's, Infants and Children’s Services
 Endoscopy
 Marie Carls Observation Unit
 Emergency Department

ICU
Our ICU is a 10-bed unit with a focus on the patient with high risk, and life threatening conditions.  Frequent clinical presentations are acute coronary syndrome, respiratory failure, sepsis, multi-system organ failure, and complex surgical cases.  Therapies and processes include: continuous cardiac monitoring, complex medication regimens, invasive pressure monitoring, ventilator management and other types of invasive, diagnostic and/or treatment modalities. Our ICU participates in the MHA Keystone project for patient safety and quality.

A registered nurse who is advance cardiac life support certified and successfully completed the critical care orientation is responsible for the professional nursing care of the critical patient population in collaboration with a Medical Intensivist.  The Intensivist is responsible for the medical management and coordination of care provided to the patient. Multidisciplinary rounds are conducted daily to determine the daily plan of care for the patient. This team is committed to excellence and high quality patient care within a nurturing environment that promotes an evidenced base culture.

- Justina C., manager critical care

2 East
2 East is a dynamic 32 bed step down unit with specialized care focus for the progressive and intermediate patients within the critical care continuum. Frequent procedures, continuous cardiac monitoring, complex medication regimen, ventilator support, invasive line management, and SPO2 monitoring are just some of the complex interventions that the nursing staff perform to achieve optimum patient outcomes.

Patients that are admitted to this unit might be of cardiac, medical, surgical or combination diagnosis. A team of Registered Nurses, PCA, and unit clerks provide the highest quality of care to all of our patients.

-Donna N., manager 2 East

3 East
3 East is a 32-bed unit that offers high quality services in a safe and caring environment. Registered nurses provide care to adult patients and family’s dealing with medical conditions related to Oncology, Gynecology, Urology and Hospice.  The unit works in partnership with the Charach Cancer Treatment Center and the Karmanos Cancer Hospital, to provide continuity of care for oncology patients whose outpatient treatments are interrupted by hospitalization.

Continuing education opportunities include Chemotherapy certification, hands on orientation to treatment of oncology patients and administration of chemotherapy agents. Additionally 3 east nurses are encouraged to participate in basic EKG interpretation classes as the unit has four telemetry monitors. 

- Maureen H., manager 3 East

2 West
2 West is a 32 bed Medical-Surgical Unit at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.  While caring for patients with general medical conditions such as Asthma, COPD and Diabetes the nursing staff of 2 West is best known for their proficiency in caring for post operative Orthopedic and Neurosurgery patients. All of the RN staff is competent in cardiac arrhythmia interpretation for the patients that require cardiac telemetry. The unit has the capability of cardiac monitoring of 6 patients.  2 West is staffed with Registered Nurses, Patient Care Associate’s and Unit Clerk’s.

3 West
3 West is a 17 bed Medical-Surgical Observation Unit at Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.  The patients cared for by this highly qualified team come from the Emergency Department, Surgical Services or as direct admissions from physician offices.  The nursing staff is proficient in caring for the post surgical patient, patient’s requiring pain management therapies, as well as medical patients requiring observation prior to and post procedures.  The unit is staffed with Registered Nurses, Patient Care Associates and Unit Clerk’s.

-Kathy G., manager 2 West, 3 West

Surgery
The operating room at HVSH is a dynamic unit where some of the best and brightest health care professional come together to provide the surgical patient a safe , nurturing and highly skilled environment.  Their eight operating rooms offer the most up to dated, cutting edge technology in health care.  The surgical team comes together to provide a positive outcome for their patients.

The Registered nurses in the HVSH operating room are a specialized group that bring advanced degrees, certifications and up to 35 years of experience.  On average, our nurses have 15 years of experience in the OR.  They are very proud of their profession and it is their priority to deliver the highest quality care possible to their patients.  Letters of appreciation and our outstanding Press Ganey scores are evidence of the great care provide.

-Jackie D., clinical manager patient services-Recovery

Women's, Infants and Children’s Services
“Every mother deserves skilled, knowledgeable care and treatment, delivered in a beautiful environment that combines comfort with state-of-the art capabilities”.

This is the vision of our nurses, doctors and other staff at the Merle and Shirley Harris Birthing Center at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital. Our professional team of nurses collaborate with doctors to provide a safe and personalized experience in our birth center designed with 29 private rooms offering labor-delivery-recovery-postpartum and newborn care.  If surgical intervention is required, the operating room is located centrally on the unit with mothers returning to recovery in a private suite with baby at their bedside.

Our nurses embrace an active interest in the anticipated needs of our patients and families throughout the childbearing experience. Our care responds to the unique needs of each family.  Established teams of nurses facilitate evidence based improvements care in care from childbirth preparation through postpartum. Some examples of team interests include Labor Management,” “Breastfeeding Support,” “Holistic Nursing,” “Infant Safety,” and Perinatal Mood Disorders”.  In the event of pregnancy or newborn death, the Help Understanding Grief Support (H.U.G.S.) Perinatal Loss team provides support to families and staff wherever the loss occurs.  All staff are invited to participate in monthly Unit Practice Meetings to actively participate in the “business” of managing our unit.  All nurses participate in ongoing education including fetal monitoring and neonatal resuscitation certification. 

The Critical Care Nursery is dedicated to providing the highest quality evidenced based care to our babies and their families. We are staffed by experienced neonatal nurses and neonatologists along with pediatricians with special training in transition care. We provide care in the CCN from the tiniest premature infants to critically ill newborns utilizing state of the art equipment.
 
No two babies who pass through our nursery are the same. Each baby is unique and the staff prides themselves on customizing the baby’s and family’s care accordingly.  Babies spend as little as a few hours to many months in our unit. During this time our many goals include developmentally supportive care, optimal growth and development, ongoing family support, preparation and readiness for discharge. We comply with National Safety goals and American Academy of Pediatric recommendations. Some of which include decreasing catheter related blood stream infections, decreasing ventilator associated pneumonias, safe sleep and car seat safety.

Beyond birth, specially trained pediatric nurses provide family centered care for children from birth through age 17 in our Pediatric Unit.  The comfort, physical care and developmental needs of every child are a major concern of our caring, kid-friendly nurses. The nursing staff on this unit has Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.

Staff members of the three units respect each other’s unique contributions.  We have a culture of teamwork and caring, with staff members offering help to each other and support through the life continuum, affirming each other’s good work and understanding that on any given day each brings the best they have to each other and to their patients.

-Beth L., clinical manager patient services- Harris Birthing Center, Pediatrics

Endoscopy Department
The HVSH Endoscopy Department services the inpatient and outpatient population.
The unit is staffed by highly trained and caring Registered Nurses and Endoscopy Technicians that specialize in the care of adult patients undergoing endoscopic procedures.  The endoscopy team is committed to patient comfort by offering sedation for procedures and maintaining patient dignity during examinations.

The Endoscopy department has four procedure rooms outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment.    In addition, two travel carts are available for staff to perform procedures off of the unit, such as in an Operating Room or at the patient bedside in Intensive Care Unit or Emergency Room.

The standard of care for each patient procedure performed under anesthesia in the Endoscopy Department calls for a team consisting of a circulating nurse, an assistant (RN or Endoscopy technician), a CRNA and the endoscopist.   An anesthesiologist is also assigned to each case and is readily available.  The circulating nurse is responsible for coordinating the team effort and acts as the point of contact for all involved in the care of the patient, including the pre-operative and post-anesthesia care staff and other departments, such as radiology, as needed.

"I like the one-on-one contact with patients and their families.   I enjoy being able to develop a rapport with patients and their families very quickly while assessing them pre-operatively.   It is a good feeling to gain their trust and ease their anxiety before sedation."  - Laura, Endoscopy

The Marie Carls Observation Unit (MCOU)
MCOU is a 14 bed unit dedicated to providing nursing care to the cardiac observation patient, specifically the low risk chest pain population. It also provides the nursing care for pre and post procedure diagnostic cardiac catherization population. This unit is also an overflow unit to care for inpatient telemetry patients.

MCOU received national accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers in February 2006.

A team of ACLS certified RN’s as well as PCA’s and a Unit Clerk staff MCOU. General didactic classroom sessions are followed by a precepted unit experience adjusted to the individual’s prior experience and skill level. Non- RN staff maintain competency in arrhythmia recognition. The department has an active practice council and staffing committee. Additionally, many staff members are actively involved in many other hospital committees.

The Goals of the Department is to build a work environment that leads to employee satisfaction and staff retention through improved communication and education, as evidenced by staff feedback and survey results, and to maintain national accreditation through the Society of Chest Pain Centers.

Emergency Department
DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Emergency Department provides services on a 24-hour, seven day/week basis. The Emergency Department services approximately 34,000 patients annually, focusing on adults, pediatrics, acute and chronic illnesses and traumatic injuries. Approximately 25 percent of all patients seen are admitted. HVSH has active affiliations with nursing schools and other health professional schools and is a site for emergency medicine residency train through Wayne State University. Additionally we are active in community outreach to provide education to the public.

The staffing plan of each area is staffed with a Registered Nurse who is responsible for the coordination of patient care. This department offers its patients the 29-Minute Guarantee. We have pledged to have all Patients seen by the Emergency Physician within 29 minutes of arrival.

RN’s must have Michigan Licensure, Emergency Services orientation, ongoing mandatory in-services, BLS-C, ACLS, TNCC and ENPC. Other related competencies include bio-hazard/bio-terrorism certifications and initiatives, NIH stroke scale certification, CEN certification and Emergency Nurses Association membership is encouraged.

The Goals of Emergency Services are focused on continuing to maintain our high quality patient care services.

In the Marie Carls Observation Unit and the Emergency Department, our governance structure includes evidence-based activities to improve patient outcomes and quality of care. The units work to create a practice environment that encourages critical thinking. Both units have Practice Council Committees, which is a shared governance initiative that calls for participation of staff members in organizational and managerial decision-making processes. The benefits of this model is it encourages an environment that promotes critical thinking, supports autonomous decision making, and is nurtured within the organization.

-Janet T., clinical manager patient services- MCOU, ED

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