Intensive Care You are here:HomeOur servicesOur DepartmentsIntensive Care The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) provides complex 24-hour medical and nursing care, as well as specialised equipment for patients requiring a higher level of care. Patients are admitted to the ICU either electively after a planned major operation or as a result of an emergency that may arise during hospital admission. The ICU has 12 beds and takes approximately 1200 admissions per year. The surgical procedures that will require postoperative admission to Intensive Care include all cardiac surgery as well as most vascular, thoracic and neurosurgery. Other admission reasons include prolonged and complex surgery and post-operative monitoring of other chronic health conditions, such as heart or lung disease. Our medical staff consists of the unit Director, Dr Sam Rudham, along with 6 other specialists: Dr Priya Nair Dr Mark Nicholls Dr David Lowe Dr Mani Gopal Dr Hergen Buscher Dr Suhel Al -Soufi Together our consultants work as a joint practice, known as St Vincent’s Private Hospital Intensive Care Consultants (SVPHICC). There are also Intensive Care registrars employed by the hospital who are on-site round the clock. Our Specialists Return to search.. Specialist Tel Fax Department SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 Dr David Lowe SVPHS Phone (02) 9331 3243 Dr Hergen Buscher SVPHS Fax 9331 3243 Dr Mani Gopal SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 Dr Mark Nicolls SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 Dr Priya Nair SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 Dr Sam Rudham SVPHS Phone 9331 3243 Dr Suhel Al-Soufi