List of trauma centers in Massachusetts
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A trauma center is a hospital or medical center that is capable in treating patients with severe injuries. According to South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth, Massachusetts, these are the designations and why: [1]
- Level I – Provides definitive, 24-hour care for critically injured patients, is a regional resource hospital, conducts trauma-related research, has additional resources, and is university-based teaching hospital with residents.
- Level II – Provides initial definitive care 24 hours care regardless of injury severity, must have the services needed to provide comprehensive care and usually is full-service, community-based regional medical centers.
- Level III – Provides prompt assessment, emergency stabilization which may include surgery, or may make arrangements to transfer patients to a higher level trauma center to provide definitive care
Western Massachusetts trauma centers[edit]
- Berkshire Medical Center – Level III – Pittsfield, MA[2]
- Baystate Medical Center – Level I – Springfield, MA[3]
Central Massachusetts trauma center[edit]
- UMass Memorial Medical Center – Level I – Worcester, MA[4]
- Saint Vincent Hospital – Level II – Worcester, MA
North Shore Massachusetts trauma centers[edit]
- Anna Jaques Hospital – Level III – Newburyport, MA[5]
- Beverly Hospital – Level III – Beverly, MA[6]
- Lawrence General Hospital – Level III – Lawrence, MA[7]
- Lowell General Hospital – Level III – Lowell, MA[8]
- North Shore Medical Center – Level III – Salem, MA[9]
Greater Boston Massachusetts trauma centers[edit]
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center – Level I – Boston, MA[10]
- Boston Medical Center – Adult: Level I, Pediatric: Level II – Boston, MA[11]
- Brigham and Women's Hospital – Level I – Boston, MA[12]
- Boston Children's Hospital (Pediatric) – Level I Pediatric – Boston, MA[13]
- Lahey Hospital & Medical Center – Level I – Burlington, MA[14]
- Massachusetts General Hospital – Level I – Boston, MA[15]
- Floating Hospital for Children (Pediatric, owned/operated by Tufts Medical Center) – Level I Pediatric – Boston, MA[16]
- Tufts Medical Center – Level I – Boston, MA[17]
South Shore and Cape Cod trauma center[edit]
- South Shore Hospital – Level II – South Weymouth, MA
- Good Samaritian Medical Center – Level III – Brockton, MA
- Signature Hospital – Level III – Brockton, MA
- Cape Cod Hospital - Level III - Hyannis, MA
Towns and cities on the Rhode Island border[edit]
- People in these cities and towns would most likely be brought to a Rhode Island trauma center. Rhode Island Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center located in Providence, RI.[18]
References[edit]
- ↑ "South Shore Hospital Earns State License as a Level II Trauma Center". South Shore Hospital. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Trauma Center Pittsfield, Massachusetts (MA) - Berkshire Health Systems". www.berkshirehealthsystems.org.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-07-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Emergency Care - UMass Memorial Medical Center - UMass Memorial Health Care". www.umassmemorialhealthcare.org.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-07-15. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "North Shore, Boston General Hospital - Beverly Hospital". www.beverlyhospital.org.
- ↑ "Emergency Center - Lawrence General". www.lawrencegeneral.org.
- ↑ "Care and Services // Lowell General Hospital". www.lowellgeneral.org.
- ↑ "Emergency Medicine Department at North Shore Medical Center". nsmc.partners.org.
- ↑ "Not Found - BIDMC of Boston". www.bidmc.org.
- ↑ "Acute Care and Trauma Surgery". Boston Medical Center. 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "Level I Trauma Center & Burn Center - Brigham and Women's Hospital". www.brighamandwomens.org.
- ↑ "Emergency Medicine - Boston Children's Hospital". www.childrenshospital.org.
- ↑ "Emergency Medicine". Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington & Peabody.
- ↑ "About the Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care Division - Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA". www.massgeneral.org.
- ↑ "Pediatric Emergency Services - Floating Hospital for Children". www.floatinghospital.org.
- ↑ "Trauma Surgery - Tufts Medical Center". www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org.
- ↑ "Providence, Rhode Island Trauma Center". www.lifespan.org.
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