Patient Education: Diseases Conditions Treatments & Procedures

Heart Surgery

Following Surgery

After surgery you will be transferred to the Critical Care Unit (CrCU), on the second floor of M wing.

Family members may wait in the CrCU waiting room on the second floor of M wing. The surgeon will speak with them after the surgery is completed. If your family members are unable to be present immediately following surgery, the surgeon will contact them by telephone.

It takes approximately one hour to settle you in the CrCU before your family is welcomed in for their first visit. A team of doctors work together to meet your individual needs.

Constant and specialized nursing care in the CrCU is provided for you during your immediate recovery following surgery.