Trauma Services

When you need life-altering medical care

Accredited Trauma Centers must be ready 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year to treat the most serious life-threatening and disabling injuries. Specially trained healthcare experts, including surgeons board-certified in trauma and critical care, neurosurgeons, orthopedic and cardiac surgeons, radiologists and experienced trauma-trained nurses are part of the trauma teams at St. Mary Medical Center and Saint Francis Hospital.

When is trauma care needed?

Leading causes of injuries that need trauma care include:

• Falls
• Car crashes
• Assaults
• Athletic accidents
• Burns
• Gunshot wounds

These types of incidents, which can affect multiple areas of the body, need highly-specialized medical care. Trauma surgery and medical care are housed in the emergency department.

24-hour access to other key hospital services including:

• Operating rooms and intensive care units
• Laboratory and diagnostic testing services
• Blood bank
• Pharmacy services

The appropriate treatment provided within Trauma Centers has been shown to reduce the likelihood of death or permanent disability to injured patients. We make a critical difference for our patients every day.