This floor offers the practitioner the opportunity to impart lasting change on the lives of its patients through its team-based nursing approach, as well as through the close relationships forged between other services, including Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy, Respiratory, Speech-Language Pathology, and Case Management, all of whom play a crucial role in improving patient health and navigating the care continuum. Some of the common patient diseases seen on the floor include COPD, CHF, pneumonia, GI-related illnesses such as Crohn's disease, Diabetes, renal failure, sepsis, end-of-life, sickle cell disease, and drug and alcohol withdrawal.