Ventilators can assist with lung function for those with severe respiratory infections, and it's often necessary in the ICU.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ICU REACHES OR EXCEEDS CAPACITY? A maxed-out ICU can become a staffing and logistical nightmare. Nurses who might normally take care of one patient now must keep three or four ...

Delirium affects up to 50% of patients in the ICU, especially those who are mechanically ventilated and sedated. Delirium is ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- California's remaining intensive care capacity is alarmingly low, just 2.1% as of Friday. What happens if that number drops even further and hits 0%? Gov. Gavin Newsom explained in a ...