Level I Trauma Center

If you have an emergency, you want the best help quickly. Our trauma team is here 24 hours a day-ready to provide critical treatment in the first "golden hour" after a serious injury. That's one of the reasons that Bronson has the only Level I Trauma Center in southwest Michigan for adults and children verified by the American College of Surgeons since 1989.

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.

Level I News
Bronson Level I News is a quarterly publication for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals. Each issue includes feature stories on EMS providers and agencies, interesting case studies, and a schedule of educational programs.  

Visit the Level I News page to view current and previous issues.

Trauma Research
Level I News
Heart Care
Stroke and Neurovascular Center


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