San Jose Critical Care Practitioners

Also sometimes referred to as intensivists, critical care specialists are physicians with specialized training in the diagnosis and management of life-threatening conditions, such as those that affect vital organs like the heart and lungs, those that make breathing difficult or impossible, and those that affect entire organ systems, like the renal system.

Critical care specialists are typically found in a hospital's intensive care unit where they monitor patients with life-threatening conditions and make determinations as to the best course of treatment.

The area of San Jose, CA has a population of approximately 973,849 people. There are 41 critical care practitioners near San Jose, which gives it a ratio of 1 critical care practitioner per 23,752 residents or a ratio of 1 critical care practitioner per 7,539 households. There are 309,116 households in San Jose.