How to Use critical care in a Sentence

critical care

noun
  • The two critical care paramedics asked to be added to the call and headed to the scene to help.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Resilience in these areas will help bridge critical care gaps as needs grow.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The most fragile patients lie here and in other critical care units.
    — Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
  • Sadly, many owners cannot afford the critical care their beloved pets need to survive.
    — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • In cases of severe sepsis, critical care treatments can last a month or longer.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 2 June 2023
  • But for far too many Americans, critical care and treatments are out of reach.
    — Carma Hassan, CNN, 9 Sep. 2024
  • As a nurse with 45 years of critical care and end-of-life experience.
    — Kat McGowan, NPR, 18 Oct. 2025
  • At Canaan, inmates were still waiting months, sometimes more than a year, for critical care.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • The children’s mother remains in critical care along with a child who was a friend of the family.
    — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Some required critical care in the hospital, while others did not.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 20 Apr. 2023
  • For years, physicians have learned here in wards, operating rooms and critical care units, guided by our teams.
    — Dr. Victor Raúl Castillo Mantilla, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Others worry their constituents could lose access to critical care.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 27 May 2025
  • After she was sedated and the zip ties were cut off, the dog was taken to a critical care specialist.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In reaction to staffing concerns, officials said the unit has been staffed around the clock by critical care physicians.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • There were a few animals that did require intensive, critical care.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Toska was under critical care because of what could have happened, not what did happen, Venkatesh said.
    — Andrew Jones, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
  • When Perry asked questions, as a critical care nurse and junior officer, no one wanted to hear it.
    — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Severe cases can be life-threatening and require critical care.
    — Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The otter will then go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for up to eight weeks of critical care.
    — Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Since April 9, Danh has been in critical care with acute liver failure and other health issues.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The lawsuit alleges that there is confusion among doctors over what qualifies as critical care.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2023
  • According to the release, a few of the sloths required more critical care and are now showing initial signs of improvement.
    — Elainie Colton, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In the cases managed in a health care facility, 4% were admitted to a critical care unit.
    — Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2024
  • In trauma bays and critical care units, this kind of connection signals respect and earns discretionary effort no bonus can buy.
    — Paula Ferrada, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Even clinics with waivers report being paralyzed by staffing gaps and payment delays, leaving critical care out of reach.
    — Daniel Anthony, Them., 15 May 2025
  • But, in critical care settings where decisions on treatment must be made quickly to save lives, medical staff must test whole blood samples.
    — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The clip was posted by an emergency and critical care vet assistant, who is known on TikTok as @hachpoul.
    — Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Other awards include 100 best rankings for critical care and pulmonary care, as well as a stroke care excellence award.
    — Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Best of all, the stability was more than adequate for confident movement during long shifts in critical care.
    — Samson McDougall, Health, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Andy, our other National Guardsman, is in critical care.
    — Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025

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