This page was reviewed and updated on January 26, 2012.
The Purpose of the Office of Trauma"The purpose of the Office of Trauma is to develop and maintain a continuous, statewide system of care for all injured patients, to increase system preparedness, and to decrease morbidity and mortality due to traumatic injury. " The Office of Trauma is the entity within the Division of Emergency Medical Operations that has primary responsibility for the administration and the implementation of all matters involving trauma care within the state. These tasks include: planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of trauma center standards, site surveys, application processes, trauma agencies development and operation, state trauma system plan, trauma transport protocols, state trauma registry and the end of life program. Each year, Florida's twenty-two trauma centers treat more than 40,000 injured patients. The Department of Health is dedicated towards facilitating, encouraging and ensuring that the residents and visitors of Florida receive quality trauma care. What is a Trauma Center? A trauma center is a type of hospital that provides trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons and other surgical and non-surgical specialists and medical personnel, equipment and facilities for immediate or follow-up treatment for severely injured patients, 24 hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week. If you've experienced a mild or moderate injury, the emergency departments of acute care hospitals licensed by the Agency for Health Care Administration are ready with basic emergency services to treat you. However, if you have severe traumatic injuries, having fast access to a hospital that has been verified by the Department of Health as a Level I, Level II or Pediatric trauma center is critical to your survival. Each year, Florida's trauma system helps to ensure that emergency medical services providers provide pre-hospital care and transport of injured residents and visitors to the nearest trauma center. Timely and quality emergency medical services, trauma care and medical rehabilitation can help individuals continue to live to their full potential, despite having experienced a severe injury. Please click on the "Trauma Center" webpage for more information about Florida's process for approval of trauma centers and to obtain contact information and location of Florida's verified trauma centers. How are we doing? Please let us know how we can better serve you. Please click on the link below to provide your feedback in an anonymous one-minute survey.
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