Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)

About Us

The MICU is a state-of-the-art 24 bed unit equipped to manage critical illness. Our physicians are board-certified in Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, providing critical care services to patients suffering life-threatening illnesses such as (but not limited to) shock, sepsis (severe infections), pneumonia, acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, acute kidney injury possibly requiring hemodialysis, gastrointestinal bleed, complications of cancers, and severe metabolic abnormalities.

Daisy Award Team Kalynn group photo

Research & Clinical Trials

In addition to being recognized for its outstanding clinical care, UCLA Health is also a premier research institution, so you may be asked to participate in one or several studies.

Post-ICU Recovery Clinic

Being discharged from the ICU is a huge milestone. However, there can be challenges in adjusting back to daily life. We created the Post-ICU Recovery Clinic at UCLA to help ICU survivors navigate this recovery journey.

A group photo of the MICU team standing in a hospital hallway. They are wearing professional attire and some have hospital badges.
Seven members of the 3 Wishes Program team promoting the program inside a hospital.

3 Wishes Project

To improve the end-of-life experience for patients, loved ones and their care teams, the MICU introduced the 3 Wishes Project.

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