Located at Memorial Medical Center, the Regional Resource Trauma Center is one of just 15 Level I trauma centers in Pennsylvania – and the only one between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Level I certification represents the gold standard in trauma care.
To earn the rigorous Level I certification, a trauma center must:
- Prove 24-hour staff readiness
- Participate in research programs to make sure that the latest treatment and care methods are provided
- Provide ongoing educational opportunities for every member of the trauma team
- Support a Surgical Residency program, another way in which team members stay current with the latest treatment methods
- Treat more than 750 trauma patients a year
To make sure staff is fully prepared, nearly every health care professional at Memorial Medical Center receives ongoing training in trauma care. This even includes x-ray technicians, laboratory specialists, surgical technicians – anyone who may need to respond to and participate in trauma care at a moment’s notice.
The facility is also equipped with the latest technology, including:
- Four state-of-the-art trauma bays fully equipped as operating rooms to handle immediate surgical needs
- 12 additional surgical suites
- Advanced on-site diagnostic equipment located just steps from the trauma bays, including a new and sophisticated computed tomography (CT) scan that provides immediate digital results
- The latest in computer technology to help track and monitor patient progress
- An internationally recognized neonatal unit to care for critically ill and injured newborns
- Cardiovascular laboratories and surgical suites located just steps away from the trauma area that have been recognized as part of Memorial Medical Center’s heart program, one of the Top 100 heart programs in the US
- MedStar helicopter helipad just seconds from the Regional Resource Trauma Center