Level I Trauma Center

Services

• Coordinated response from a multidisciplinary trauma team
• Trauma surgeons and emergency medicine doctors in-hospital 24 hours a day
• Treatment begins the moment a patient arrives
• Inpatient Trauma/Neuro Care Unit designed for severely injured patients
• Pediatric intensive care physicians in-hospital 24 hours a day
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit to care for the special needs of severely ill or injured children
• Anesthesiologist in-hospital 24 hours a day
• Surgery suites equipped and staffed 24 hours a day
• Access to neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons, as well as other surgical specialists
• Regional Burn and Wound Center
• Trauma rehabilitation team that provides early treatment, especially for head injury patients
• In-depth trauma research and education programs
• Trauma surgeons work with regional physicians and nurses to identify patients who need care available only at a Level I Trauma Center
• Trauma surgeons travel to regional hospitals to provide clinical education and case reviews
• Trauma nurses and Emergency Medical Service coordinators present programs on critical care to regional nurses and pre-hospital care providers

Quality
Level I Trauma verification is reserved for hospitals that provide the highest level of trauma care. According to research conducted at the University of Southern California, patients treated in a Level I trauma center have a nearly 20 percent better chance of survival than those treated in a Level II trauma center.  A Level I designation goes further than the treatment of patients in the emergency room or the trauma center, it is a measure of the quality of care the entire hospital can provide.

Choose Bronson
Do you know where you would be taken for medical care if you or a family member had a life-threatening injury? You can tell emergency personnel that you want the highest level of trauma care available.