St. Luke's Regional Trauma Center Achieves Re-verification as Level II Trauma Center
Posted on Jul 2, 2019
By St. Luke's, Duluth
St. Luke’s Regional Trauma Center has been re-verified as a Level
II Trauma Center by the Committee on Trauma (COT) of the American College
of Surgeons. This achievement recognizes St. Luke’s Regional Trauma
Center’s commitment to providing optimal care for injured patients.
“We are very honored to be recognized again by the American College
of Surgeons,” St. Luke’s Trauma Program Manager Jane Smalley
said. “This distinction is a reflection of the expertise and dedication
of our staff. It shows the community the quality of top-notch care that
we are proud to provide to our patients.”
Established by the American College of Surgeons in 1987, the COT’s
Consultation/Verification Program for Hospitals promotes the development
of trauma centers in which participants provide not only the hospital
resources necessary for trauma care, but also the entire spectrum of care
to address the needs of all injured patients. This spectrum encompasses
the prehospital phase through the rehabilitation process.
Verified traumas centers must meet the essential criteria that ensure trauma
care capability and institutional performance, as outlined by the American
College of Surgeons’ Committee on Trauma in its current
Resources for the Optimal Care of the Injured Patient manual.
At St. Luke’s Regional Trauma Center, a team of experts including
emergency physicians, surgeons, nurses, radiologists and anesthesiologists,
is always ready. They are equipped to stabilize any patient. They can
respond to a wide array of trauma cases involving interventional radiology,
orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, vascular surgery,
plastic surgery and more. St. Luke’s Regional Trauma Center also
offers a state-of-the-art hybrid operating room, an intensive care unit
and the da Vinci Surgical System, which lets physicians perform highly
intricate procedures with less post-operative pain, fewer complications,
decreased blood loss and shorter recovery periods.
To learn more visit
www.slhduluth.com/trauma.
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