The unit will increase the amount of patients who can be cared for from seven to 16.
By Oli ConstableA new intensive care unit that will double the number of critically-ill patients able to be treated is to open at Barnsley Hospital.
Beds in the unit are to be more spaced out, with enhanced patient privacy and better lighting which Barnsley Hospital said would contribute to quicker recovery and shorter stays. When the Covid pandemic started, the ICU was moved to take over general ward areas in a makeshift solution.The "pandemic-ready" facilities would now be able to increase from 16 beds to 24 beds "overnight".
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