Published: December 3, 2008
Starting on Jan. 1, New York City ambulances will take many cardiac arrest patients only to hospitals that use a delicate cooling therapy believed to reduce the chances of brain damage and increase the chances of survival, even if it means bypassing closer emergency rooms.
Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/nyregion/04cool.html?scp=9&sq=intensive%20care%20unit&st=cse