What is a trauma?
A trauma is a serious or critical bodily injury. One of the most common cause of trauma is vehicular accidents which result in sudden injuries that require immediate medical attention. Common types of traumatic injuries are traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, skull fractures, collapsed lungs, crush injuries, and burn injuries.What is a Trauma Center?
Trauma Centers are licensed hospitals which have been designated a “Trauma Center” by a local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA). Trauma Centers have the personnel, services, and equipment necessary to care for injured patients, or trauma patients. Trauma centers have, at least, a multidisciplinary trauma team and a basic emergency department. Some of the specially trained health care providers at trauma centers may include trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, cardiac surgeons and radiologists.Types of trauma centers in Los Angeles County
What is the difference in the different level trauma centers? In California, we have multiple trauma center designations, as defined by the CA Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA). These are:- Level I Trauma Centers
- Level II Trauma Centers
- Level III Trauma Centers
- Level IV Trauma Centers
- Pediatric Trauma Centers
- Level I and level II trauma centers have similar personnel, services, and resource requirements with the greatest difference being that level I's are research and teaching facilities.
- Level III and level IV trauma centers generally provide initial stabilization of trauma patients with the greatest differences being surgical capabilities at the level III facilities.
- Pediatric trauma centers focus specifically on pediatric trauma patients, generally. The Level I pediatric centers require some additional pediatric specialties, research, and teaching responsibilities.
Trauma Centers in and around Los Angeles California:
- AVH: AntelopeValleyHospital
- CAL: California Hospital Medical Center
- CHH: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
- CSM: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- HCH: Providence Holy Cross Medical Center
- HMH: HuntingtonMemorialHospital
- HMN: HenryMayoNewhallMemorialHospital
- LBM: Long BeachMemorialMedicalCenter
- NRH: NorthridgeHospitalMedicalCenter
- SFM: St. Francis Medical Center
- SMM: St. Mary Medical Center
- UCL: RonaldReaganUCLAMedicalCenter
- USC: LAC+USCMedicalCenter
More about these trauma centers:
Note: Addresses below are the general hospital addresses. Emergency Departments and Trauma Centers may have different addresses or be located at areas of hospital campuses different than the addresses listed below. Note: Emergency department designations were current as of December 2016. AVH: Antelope Valley Hospital Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center This is a public hospital located in Lancaster. AVH is also a STEMI receiving center and Advanced Primary Stroke Center 1600 W Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534 https://www.avhospital.org/ https://www.avhospital.org/Services/EmergencyDepartment CAL: California Hospital Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center Also known as Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center, this 318 bed hospital is in the South Park area of Los Angeles. The J. Thomas McCarthy Center for Emergency Services at California Hospital is the only full service emergency room (ER) in Downtown Los Angeles open 24/7. 1401 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90015 https://www.dignityhealth.org/californiahospital/ http://www.dignityhealth.org/californiahospital/medical-services/emergency-and-trauma-services CHH: Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Emergency Dept: Level I Pediatric Trauma Center This is one of 12 hospitals in the USA providing the highest level of emergency care for children, and is also designated as a pediatric critical care center. 4650 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90027 http://www.chla.org/ http://www.chla.org/emergency-department CSM: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level I Truama Center This is a non-profit, 958 bed hospital and academic science center located in Los Angeles. The Ruth and Harry Roman Emergency Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is dedicated to providing emergency care to adults and children (has EDAP designation). The Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. 8700 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048 https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/ https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Programs-and-Services/Emergency-Department/ HCH: Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center Located near the intersections of the 405, 5, 118 and 210 freeways, this hospital serves both the North San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys. 15031 Rinaldi St., Mission Hills, CA 91345 http://california.providence.org/holy-cross/ http://california.providence.org/holy-cross/services/trauma-center/ HMH: Huntington Memorial Hospital Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center Huntington Memorial Hospital is home to the largest emergency department and only level II trauma center in the San Gabriel Valley. 100 W. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91105 http://www.huntingtonhospital.com/Main/Home.aspx http://www.huntingtonhospital.com/Main/EmergencyDepartment.aspx HMN: Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center Henry Mayo is a designated Level II Trauma Center capable of providing a full spectrum of trauma care for severe, life-threatening injuries. 23845 McBean Parkway, Valencia, CA 91355 http://www.henrymayo.com/ http://www.henrymayo.com/our-services/trauma/trauma-services LBM: Long Beach Memorial Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center, Pediatric Level II Trauma Center The Emergency Department at Long Beach Memorial is the largest of its kind in California and among the newest and most advanced in the entire United States. 2801 Atlantic Ave., Long Beach, CA 90806 https://www.memorialcare.org/long-beach-memorial https://www.memorialcare.org/services/emergency-care/emergency-care-long-beach-memorial NRH: Northridge Hospital Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center, Pediatric Level II Trauma Center Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center is one of only two hospitals in the San Fernando Valley with trauma center designation. 18300 Roscoe Blvd., Northridge, CA 91328 http://www.dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital/ https://www.dignityhealth.org/northridgehospital/medical-services/trauma-center-and-emergency-care SFM: St. Francis Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center This busy hospital is also a designated Stroke Receiving Center, EDAP, and STEMI. 3630 E. Imperial Highway, Lynwood, CA 90262 https://stfrancis.verity.org/ https://stfrancis.verity.org/our-services/emergency-trauma-services/ SMM: St. Mary Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level II Trauma Center Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach has many designations including STEMI, EDAP, and they are a Disaster Resource Center. 1050 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 http://www.dignityhealth.org/stmarymedical/ http://www.dignityhealth.org/stmarymedical/services/emergency-medicine UCL: Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Level I Trauma Center The Saperstein Emergency Department in the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center sees over 45,000 patients per year and is also a Stroke and STEMI receiving center. 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 https://www.uclahealth.org/reagan/ https://www.uclahealth.org/reagan/emergency-department USC: LAC+USC Medical Center Emergency Dept: Level I Trauma Center, Pediatric Level II Trauma Center Los Angeles County + USC Medical Center, also known as County/USC, by the abbreviation LAC+USC, or by the name Los Angeles County General, is one of the largest hospitals in the county. 2051 Marengo St., Los Angeles, CA 90033 http://dhs.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/dhs/lacusc/Should I speak to a personal injury lawyer if I have experienced a traumatic injury?
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