▁a ▁ne on atal ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁ ▁£ 1 , 7 0 2 ▁per ▁bed ▁per ▁day ▁for ▁a ▁ped iat ric ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁ ▁£ 1 , 3 2 8 ▁per ▁bed ▁per ▁day ▁for ▁an ▁adult ▁int ensive ▁care ▁unit ▁ ▁Rem ote ▁collaboration ▁systems ▁Some ▁hosp it als ▁have ▁installed ▁tele con fer encing ▁systems ▁that ▁allow ▁do ctors ▁and ▁n urs es ▁at ▁a ▁central ▁facility ▁( e ither ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁building , ▁at ▁a ▁central ▁location ▁serving ▁several ▁local ▁hosp it als , ▁or ▁in ▁rural ▁locations ▁another ▁more ▁urban ▁facility ) ▁to ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁on - site ▁staff ▁and ▁speak ▁with ▁patients ▁( a ▁form ▁of ▁tele med ic ine ). ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁various ly ▁called ▁an ▁e IC U , ▁virtual ▁IC U , ▁or ▁tele - IC U . ▁ ▁Rem ote ▁staff ▁typically ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁vital ▁signs ▁from ▁live ▁monitoring ▁systems , ▁and ▁te lect ron ic ▁health ▁records ▁so ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁bro ader ▁view ▁of ▁a ▁patient ' s ▁medical ▁history . ▁O ften ▁bed side ▁and ▁remote ▁staff ▁have ▁met ▁in ▁person ▁and ▁may ▁rotate ▁respons ib ilities . ▁ ▁Such ▁systems ▁are ▁benef icial ▁to ▁int ensive ▁care ▁units ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ensure ▁correct ▁procedures ▁are ▁being ▁followed ▁for ▁patients ▁vulner able ▁to ▁d eter ior ation , ▁to ▁access ▁vital ▁signs ▁rem ot ely ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁patients ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁transferred ▁to ▁a ▁larger