The Telemetry unit at Banner Estrella helps ease a patient’s transition from Intensive Care or Surgery to recovery. During telemetry monitoring, patients typically wear a heart monitor (a small box that weighs less than one pound) that sends signals to the nurses' station where a technician observes the heart rate and rhythm. Nurses monitor vital signs, weight measurements and fluid levels to provide the best standard of care to patients.

The Telemetry unit is similar to the regular inpatient units in may ways however Telemetry nurses have chosen to specialize in the treatment of heart patients. They receive ongoing education in this specialty area.

The increased level of monitoring that happens in Banner Estrella’s Telemetry unit means patients may be attached to machines different than those found in a typical hospital suite.

The Telemetry nurses strive to make each patient as comfortable as possible during their stay. All patient suites within the Telemetry unit are private, with living space for visiting families including a couch that can be transformed into a bed and private bathroom facilities.