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Nephrology practice includes the care of patients with
impairment of renal function associated with complex diseases and disabilities.
Treatments are provided in the following settings: a) seven station special
care Hemodialysis Unit, b) Transplant Unit, c) Intensive Care Unit (s)
(medical, surgical, neuro, pediatric, and d) in the patient's room if
deemed medically necessary. Bigelow 10
The Endoscopy Unit provides total gastrointesintal
care. Ninety-percent of the patients are outpatients and the remaining
10% are inpatients or transfers from another facility. There are approximately
20,000 cases performed in the unit annually. Blake
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Bigelow 11, part of the teaching service at MGH, is a twenty-five bed
acute medical unit. The patients on this unit represent a diverse adult
population with a wide range of complex medical problems including cardiovascular,
pulmonary, endocrine, neurological, psychosocial and infectious disease.
Bigelow 11
Ellison 16 is a 36-bed unit devoted to the care of
the acutely ill medical patient. Patient population on this unit includes
Congestive Heart Failure, R/O MI, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,
Cystic Fibrosis, Renal Failure (including patients requiring CAPD), Liver
Disease, Diabetes, and other medical diagnoses. Ellison
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Phillips House 20 is a twenty-bed unit for adult patients with a wide
variety of medical conditions. All patient rooms are private. The unit
is located in the Ellison Tower. Phillips House
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Phillips House 21 is a 20 bed general medical unit. The
population consists of private medical patients with the predominant specialty
being cardiac care and oncology.
Phillips House 21
White 8 is a twenty-six-bed adult inpatient unit. The unit serves patients
from culturally diverse backgrounds and geographic areas that present
with acute and complex medical problems. Patients are generally admitted
to our unit from the Emergency Department or as a transfer from one of
the intensive care units. White 8
White 9 is a twenty-five-bed acute care medical unit.
A majority of patients come directly from the emergency room and have
single or multi-system problems including, but not exclusively, alterations
in gas exchange, airway clearance, cardiac function, renal function, nutrition,
hepatic function, skin integrity and mental states. White
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White 10 is a twenty-bed adult inpatient unit. The
unit serves patients from culturally diverse backgrounds and geographic
areas that present with acute and complex medical problems. Patients are
generally admitted to our unit from the Emergency Department or as a transfer
from one of the intensive care units. White 10
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White 11, part of the teaching service at MGH, is becoming
a twenty-one bed acute medical unit. The patients on this unit represent
a diverse adult population with a wide range of complex medical problems
including cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, neurological, psychosocial
and infectious disease. White 11
White 13, the Mallinckrodt General Clinical Research
Unit (GCRC), is a six-bed inpatient and four-chair outpatient unit. Patients
on this unit include both adults and children who volunteer to participate
in research protocols. White 13
Blake 7 is an eighteen bed Adult Medical Intensive
Care Unit. This is a multidisciplinary unit with a variety of complex
respiratory and medical patients. Critically ill surgical and neuro patients
are also admitted to Blake 7. We care for many patients that require CVVH
and we are also the study unit for patients on an experimental Liver Assist
Device. Blake 7
The RACU is an 18-bed unit designed for the care of
ventilator weaning patients in the improving phase of their acute illness.
Patients come to the RACU mainly from the various ICU's at MGH. The patient
population is diverse and includes medical, surgical, trauma, vascular,
thoracic and burn patients. Patients are weaned from the ventilator and
are transferred to general care units or rehabilitation centers.
Bigelow 9
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