Difference between normal ward and ICU When the health of a person in a normal ward worsens and he/she requires critical care then they are taken to the ICU. ICU has provisions to support the failing organs of the critical patient 24/7 which the normal ward doesn’t. Vitals are monitored 24/7 in the ICU. The staff in the ICU are trained in the procedures of ICU and to deal with the patients that require critical care medicine. Watch Dr. Buddhan Rajarathinam of Kauvery Hospital, one of the best critical care specialists in Vadapalani, Chennai explain what happens inside an ICU. Login Login 0 repins 0 comments 0 likes