Most Banner Health hospitals have Telemetry units that help ease a patient's transition from Intensive Care or Surgery to recovery.

When patients are admitted to the Telemetry Unit, their physician  and other caregivers have decided that they are ready to move next level of care. They require less additional oxygen, are eating and able to increase their activity level, and no longer require bedside monitoring and one-on-one nursing (provided while in Intensive Care).

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.

Telemetry nurses have chosen to specialize in the treatment of heart patients. They receive ongoing education in this specialty area.