Medical Director:
Dr. Jeffrey Singh, TWH Site Leader
Nurse Manager: Kim Partridge
Patient Care Coordinators: Karen Bennett & Karen Meredith, coordinate the daily running of the ICU
Nurse Educator: Rebecca Sinyi
ICU Nurse: the nurse who will be with your loved one 24 hours a day in the ICU.
Medical Resident: a doctor who will always be in the ICU. Medical residents will provide 24hour medical care to your relative.
Critical Care Fellows: senior doctors doing further training in intensive care medicine. They supervise the medical residents. Two to Three critical care fellows work in the ICU.
Staff Physician: doctor in charge of the ICU. Every Monday, one of our staff physicians will take charge for that week.
Neurosurgical Residents: provide care for neurosurgical patients.
Consultants: other doctors who will be contacted if necessary.
Pharmacist: ensure that patients receive the right drug at the right time and the right dose. They are often attend rounds and advise doctors on the best drug regimen.
Charge Nurse: co-ordinates the activities of the unit for the shift.
Patient Care Assistant (PCA): helps the nurses with patient care. Helps move patients to different areas of the hospital.
Physiotherapist (PT): provides exercise programs to help bodies become stronger and keep lungs clear.
Occupational Therapist (OT): uses splints to help joints or keep hands and feet in the proper position.
Respiratory Therapist (RT): takes care of the "breathing machine" (ventilator) and will monitor patients' breathing status throughout the day and night.
Dietician: makes sure that patients receive the best nutrition.
Speech Language Pathologist: may do a swallow study to check it is safe for patients to eat food by mouth.
Social Worker: can provide family counseling, help and support. Can co-ordinate family meetings and talk about discharge planning.
Spiritual Care Providers: are available if you would like their help. They do not represent any specific religion. They work with patients' belief system to help provide support during difficult times.
Volunteers: are available if you feel your loved one would benefit from having a visitor in your absence. Please ask the bedside nurse to contact them for you.
Medical students, residents and fellows are part of our team. Learn more about
health care professional trainees at UHN.
