The fourth floor, which remains under construction, will be used for future bed expansion. Construction has been underway for two years to add two entirely new levels to the building and create the ability to expand other areas. The Intermediate Care Unit was built as part of a more than $20 million major construction project at Billings Clinic to build two new floors for patient bed space on the east side of the hospital, above the Family Birth Center and Pediatrics, along North 27th Street. This unit fills a real need with a dedicated space for patients who are between needing critical care services and medical or surgical inpatient care.вЂќ вЂњWe know that weвЂ™re going to care for a wide range of people, and weвЂ™re ready for that. вЂњWe have a team of highly-skilled, well-trained, adaptable and compassionate people to take care of patients whenever they need us,вЂќ said Jennifer Macks, RN, the new unitвЂ™s manager. The unit can also provide ICU-level monitoring for patients as needed.ДЄ team of physicians, nurses, CNAs, clerks, techs and other support staff will staff the unit to ensure 24/7 care for patients. It will serve patients for a wide range of medical diagnoses including, but not limited to, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, complex wounds, neurological conditions that require frequent monitoring, COVID-19 patients or those in respiratory distress, and tracheostomies and/or chronic ventilator use. The newly built, 30,000-square-foot IMC will provide care for patients with high-acuity needs, serving as a bridge between the Intensive Care Unit, where the most critical patients are cared for, and Medical/Surgical inpatient units. We are incredibly excited and honored to open this new unit.вЂќ вЂњIt delivers on a promise Billings Clinic made several years ago to expand beds in our hospital to meet the growing needs of thousands of patients from across our region.

вЂњThe Intermediate Care Unit is a new resource for our patients in a beautiful space that meets their specific needs,вЂќ said Billings Clinic CEO Scott Ellner, DO.

It is the first unit to be completed and opened in Billings ClinicвЂ™s construction of two new floors of planned patient beds, and the first unit of its kind in the region.

вЂњItвЂ™s a shift in how we look at critical care, from a single unit to a division within our hospital that works together to meet the needs of our patients.вЂќД«illings Clinic will open its new Intermediate Care Unit (IMC) to patients on June 6, providing care for more complex and longer-term patients in a modern, healing and state-of-the-art 28-bed unit. вЂњWeвЂ™ve seen an increase in the acuity of our inpatients over the last two years and the Intermediate Care Unit will provide more space to care for many of them,вЂќ Christy Baxter, RN, Billings Clinic Director of Critical Care, said in the press release. The new 30,000 square-foot unit is part of an ongoing $20 million construction project that includes the two new floors for patient bed space. The Intermediate Care Unit is slated to open June 6 and will act as a bridge between the Intensive Care Unit and the Medical/Surgical inpatient units, the hospital said in a press release. BILLINGS - Billings Clinic on Friday announced the opening of a new patient care unit.

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