Trauma Services (2024)

The Region’s Only Level I Trauma Center

Erlanger Health System provides the highest level of care for critically ill and traumatically injured patients. As southeast Tennessee’s only Level I Trauma Center designated by both Alabama and Tennessee, Erlanger is the comprehensive resource for a 63-county service area, as well as the tertiary care facility central to the area’s Regional Trauma System covering Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and North Carolina. This means Erlanger is ready to provide the most complex and highly specialized trauma care 24/7. Our Trauma Center is a comprehensive care system that includes:

Dedicated Shock/Trauma Bays for treatment and stabilization
Dedicated Trauma Operating Rooms
Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Neuro-Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Trauma Stepdown Unit
Trauma Surgical Unit
Six full-time dedicated Trauma/Acute Care Surgeons
Inpatient Rehab Services
Dedicated Trauma Nurse Navigator
Care Managers
Trauma Critical Care Nurse Clinicians (Red Shirts)
Specialized Trauma ICU Nurses
Designated Trauma Nurse Practitioners
Rigorous Performance Improvement and Patient Safety Program
ED-ICU Job Share Program
Trauma Research Program
Community Injury Prevention Program

High-Level Trauma Care

The region’s only trauma and acute care surgeons on duty 24/7 – with round-the-clock coverage for services such as orthopedics, plastics and neurosurgery
The region’s only Level I accredited hyperbaric oxygen program for wound therapy
The region’s only academic surgery critical care fellowship programs, training tomorrow’s physicians in the latest techniques

Resources

Contact [emailprotected] for the latest trauma research

FAQs

What is the meaning of trauma services? ›

A trauma service provides care for people who have sustained physical injuries. These injuries are often the result of an accident but can be sustained in other circ*mstances. Injuries range from minor to serious life-threatening trauma.

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What is the meaning of trauma informed services? ›

Trauma-informed care acknowledges the need to understand a patient's life experiences in order to deliver effective care and has the potential to improve patient engagement, treatment adherence, health outcomes, and provider and staff wellness.

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What qualifies as trauma? ›

Trauma is when we experience very stressful, frightening or distressing events that are difficult to cope with or out of our control. It could be one incident, or an ongoing event that happens over a long period of time. Most of us will experience an event in our lives that could be considered traumatic.

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What is a major trauma service? ›

A major trauma service (MTS) provides the full spectrum of care for the most critically-injured patients, from initial resuscitation through to rehabilitation and discharge. ⁶. These hospitals provide a range of specialist services.

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