Nursing Excellence

Areas of Nursing Care

• Emergency Department

  Our UConn Health nurses care for patients in life-threatening situations such as stroke, cardiac event, or other emergency conditions. UConn John Dempsey Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Stroke Gold Plus With Target award and the Mission: Lifeline – STEMI Receiving Center – Gold award.

  Emergency Department

• Intensive Care Unit

  In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), our nurses deliver attentive and compassionate care to patients who are critically ill. Our clinical expertise ensures even the most seriously ill patients receive extraordinary care, including those receiving specialized cardiac, cardiothoracic, and neuro-critical care.

• Intermediate Unit

  In this step-down unit, nurses expertly manage specialized care for numerous cardiac and stroke care patients.

• Medical Units

  Our nurses provide all UConn Health patients with the utmost care and concern, whether seeking routine physical care, or addressing a new and serious concern.

• Obstetrics & Gynecology

  Our nurses are trained in the latest techniques to offer the most positive experience for typical as well as high-risk moms and their newborns. They offer support through pregnancy, labor, delivery, and the postpartum period.

  Obstetrics & Gynecology

• Oncology

  The nurses in the Oncology Unit care for our patients from the Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center.

  Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center

• Psychiatric Unit

  The nurses in the psychiatric unit are specially trained to treat psychiatric patients with dignity and compassion in a supportive and confidential setting.

  Adult Psychiatric Unit

• Surgical Care

  Our surgical nurses care for patients recovering from orthopedic, neurological, spine, and general surgery, including those who have benefited from our cutting-edge hybrid operating rooms.

  Surgery