Department of Critical Care (DCC)
The Department of Critical Care (DCC) at Cheltenham General Hospital is located in St Lukes 2 block on the ground floor. It looks after patients who need more care than can be given on general wards (High Dependency and Intensive Care).
DCC has nine beds, including four single rooms to help to control infection.
What to Expect When You are Admitted to DCC
Several different machines (including ventilators, monitors and pumps) are used in DCC to help care for patients. They can seem a little frightening at first, but staff will try to put you at ease and explain what the machines do and the noises they make.
Many patients need sedation and pain-killing drugs to help keep them settled and comfortable whilst in DCC. These may make you drowsy but DCC staff will continue to tell you what is happening and explain treatment to your family to keep them informed.
As your condition changes you may be moved to different bed areas within DCC.
Please be aware that the Trust is now a smoke free NHS. Smoking is not permitted in any building or within the grounds of any of our sites. Information and support is available to any patients who wish to stop smoking. Nicotine Replacement Therapy is available to help reduce your cravings during your stay.
How to Contact the Ward
You and your family will be informed of the best time to telephone for news. It is a great help to us if just one person telephones for information and they then pass details on to other family and friends.
DCC direct dial : 08454 22 4013
Main Switchboard : 08454 22 2222 and ask for Department of Critical Care at Cheltenham