Level 1 Trauma Center
What is a Level 1 Trauma Center?
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To transfer a patient, please call 801-587-8980.
A Level 1 Trauma Center provides specialized trauma care 24/7. 人妻中出视频 of Utah Hospital was the first hospital in the state of Utah to be verified by the We received adult Level I Trauma Center status in 2001.
We have in-house trauma surgeons and interventionists available any time of day or night to provide care. Our care teams treat injured patients with all kinds of trauma injuries. We also have a dedicated Burn Center.
As an academic Level 1 Trauma Center, we are actively involved in trauma research and education. We emphasize studying and advancing trauma care across all specialties. We provide education and training for providers, residents, and students.
We also provide outreach to support and advance the regional trauma system. Our trauma system covers a wide part of the mountain west:
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Utah
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Wyoming
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Idaho
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Montana
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Nevada
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Portions of Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico
Our Level 1 Trauma center has an active performance improvement and patient safety program. This means that we make continuous changes to our practice based on our own outcomes to improve patient care.
What is the Difference Between a Level 1 Trauma Center and the Emergency Department?
A trauma patient is someone who has suffered a serious, unexpected injury. Common trauma injuries include accidents, violence, or natural disasters. Trauma patients may arrive on their own or by ambulance or helicopter. Trauma patients undergo initial evaluation and stabilization in the emergency department (emergency room) by a highly specialized team that includes emergency medicine providers and trauma specialists.
Many injured patients require highly specialized inpatient hospital care. A Level 1 Trauma Center contains a developed system that coordinates the often complex care required by trauma patients and their families. Our trauma service continues the process of stabilization of the patient and identification and management of injuries that was initiated in the emergency department.
Based on the kind of traumatic injuries you have, we involve and coordinate care provided by many different specialty teams:
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Burn Surgery
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Obstetrics
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Other specialties as needed
Our trauma service is run by nine acute care surgery fellowship-trained surgeons. We are specialists in trauma surgery and emergency general surgery and have additional board certification in surgical critical care. Our trauma surgeons and surgical critical care specialists are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Trauma Care Specialists
Follow Up Care: Acute Care Surgery Clinic
Our Acute Care Surgery Clinic provides ongoing and follow up care for trauma patients. We鈥檙e here for you after your emergency care.
Our Friday follow-up clinic cares for patients with complex or multi-specialty trauma injuries. We ensure your care is coordinated and cared for.
Our Tuesday clinic is for new patients. We can help you establish care with any of our specialists.
If you are a patient and haven't been seen as a trauma patient at the 人妻中出视频 of Utah Emergency Department, you must have two things:
- A referral from your doctor
- Your records faxed to the trauma clinic. Please fax your records to 801-587-9370.
Clinic Hours
Tuesday (New Patients): 11 am鈥3 pm
Friday (Returning Patients): 11 am-3 pm
Support After Trauma: Trauma Survivor鈥檚 Network (TSN)
We know that healing isn鈥檛 just physical. That鈥檚 why we鈥檝e partnered with the to support you and your loved ones after you鈥檝e been discharged from trauma care. You鈥檒l find a community of patients and survivors looking to connect and rebuild after a serious injury.
TNS offers a variety of services to help you recover:
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In-hospital visits from a TSN coordinator (by request)
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Peer support and recovery resources
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Tools for patients and families
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A chance to share your story (If you鈥檇 like)
Education for 人妻中出视频 Care Professionals and the Community
As a Level 1 Trauma Center, 人妻中出视频 of Utah 人妻中出视频 provides leadership in injury prevention programs, staff instruction, community outreach, and education. We offer an advanced nursing and physician trauma course, live and archived trauma grand rounds presentations, trauma conferences, and community based training.
Our Injury Prevention & Outreach Coordinators are here to help keep you safe. From teaching Stop the Bleed to fall prevention talks at senior centers, we鈥檙e committed to community safety.
Want to learn more? Visit our or leave a message at 801-581-2622.
Why Choose U of U 人妻中出视频?
As a Level 1 Trauma Center, we provide trauma research, education, training, and outreach. We鈥檙e a regional referral center, receiving referrals across the state of Utah and the Mountain West (UT, WY, ID, MT, NV, CO, AZ, NM). Our trauma outcomes, according to the Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP), make the 人妻中出视频 of Utah a national leader in trauma care quality.
Our trauma survivor program provides resources and support for patients at all stages of recovery. Our mission is to deliver the highest level of surgical and medical care through continuity in management, quality education, and evaluation and refinement of methods.
