Level I trauma center

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In the United States a Level I trauma center provides the highest level of Surgical care to trauma patients.

A Level I trauma center is required to have a certain number of surgeons and anesthesiologists on duty 24 hours a day at the hospital, an education program, preventive and outreach programs. Key elements include 24-hour in-house coverage by general surgeons and prompt availability of care in specialties such as orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, radiology, internal medicine and critical care.

Hospitals are designated as a Level I trauma center by the American College of Surgeons for a period of three years.

Lower levels of trauma care are provided by:

• Level II trauma center
• Level III trauma center

[edit] External links

• ACS List of U.S. Trauma Centers
• Pennsylvania Trauma Foundation list of Level I and Level II Trauma Centers (separate from ACS rankings)
• Florida Trauma Centers