Coronary Care Unit

A Coronary Care Unit (also known as a Cardiac Care Unit, but commonly referred to the CCU) is an Intensive Care Unit within a hospital specialising in the care of patients with heart attacks, unstable angina, cardiac dysrhythmia, and (in practice) various other cardiac conditions that require continuous monitoring and treatment, including patients in-transition of receiving organ transplantation specific to the chest. CCU's are typically staffed by cardiac specialist doctors, such as Cardiothoracic Surgeons and cardiologists, and nurses.

Seattle Grace Hospital houses a CCU; however, due the the merger with Mercy West Medical Center, and then subsequent name change, the CCU is now part of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.

Notes and Trivia

 * While waiting for a heart transplant, Justin Davidson was admitted into the CCU. Dr. Preston Burke, Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and Dr. Cristina Yang, surgical intern, were his doctors. Although a heart was available, Justin initially refused the transplant surgery due to a conflict in his beliefs, but eventually, Dr. Yang convinced him.
 * Due to failing lung capacity that lead to overworking his heart, Roy Henley was admitted to the CCU after a transplant panel approved Roy to be a recipient for new lungs, mainly from Dr. Cristina Yang's recommendation. While the lungs were in-transit with cardio chief, Ron Henley's condition worsened. He was stabilised due to Dr. Yang's course of treatment, which was approved by cardio fellow, Dr. McQueen.