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.
Leading causes of injuries that need trauma care include:
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.
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.
St. Mary Trauma Center
The St. Mary Trauma Center is one of 40 regional trauma centers to meet the tough standards required for accreditation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF). Trauma patients are given priority admission and immediate access to imaging and surgical services.
Saint Francis Trauma Center
As a Community Trauma Center, Saint Francis is capable of providing assessment, resuscitation, stabilization and triage for all trauma patients, arranging for timely transfer of patients requiring the additional resources of a Regional Trauma or Specialty Center.