People who experience an accident or other trauma can find specialized care in the region’s only level I trauma center at USA Health University Hospital in Mobile, Ala.
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Trauma is accidental or intentional injuries that lead to life threatening situations. The more experienced the healthcare facility, the better a trauma patient's chances of survival. In fact, the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma suggests that this level of experience can be obtained by treating 600-1,000 trauma patients each year. We see more than 1,400 trauma patients per year at USA Health's Trauma Center.
The Fanny Meisler Trauma Center at University Hospital is the first, and the only, in south Alabama to earn level I status. Here, we utilize resources from all medical specialties to meet the special needs of a seriously injured patient at a moment's notice. Only level I trauma centers can offer comprehensive emergency care, including necessary life-saving interventions, prevention, advanced surgical care and rehabilitation.
Kasey Barnhill almost died in a traumatic ATV accident, suffering multiple broken ribs and vertebrae that punctured her lungs and threatened her spinal cord. After being treated by surgeons and staff at University Hospital, Kasey has made an amazing recovery.
These are the services, facilities and areas of expertise available at the USA Health Fanny Meisler Trauma Center.
The intensive care unit operates, in some ways, as an extension of the trauma center. Once a trauma patient’s immediate needs are addressed and their health stabilized, they can be transferred to our adult ICU for further critical care.
Traumatic bone or joint injuries can happen on the court, the field or just about anywhere. Our USA Health trauma team includes an orthopaedic traumatologist whose additional training and experience enables us to offer an elevated level of care for such injuries.
In the same way that our adult ICU serves patients critical care needs, our pediatric intensive care unit provides critical care for children, including those who come to USA Health through our emergency department or Fanny Meisler Trauma Center.
Only USA Health offers specialized care for children through our emergency department. Specialists work hand in hand with traumatologists to ensure that our youngest patients receive the emergency care they need.
When trauma results in significant injuries that may affect the patient's physical appearance, a plastic surgeon who specializes in reconstructive surgery can be called upon to provide this extra level of surgical care.
When patients undergo certain surgeries, experience trauma or suffer a stroke or cardiac arrest, they may require a specialized treatment plan from an occupational or physical therapist.
For patients who suffer trauma that involves 3rd-degree or 2nd-degree burns, the Arnold Luterman Regional Burn Center has an experienced burn surgery team.
Experienced and specialty trained trauma surgeons are available 24 hours daily to provide surgical intervention as needed.
The USA Health trauma team is experienced at providing expert wound care, including cleaning and debridement.
Some of the region's most experienced physicians are treating people for an array of injuries and illnesses in Mobile. Find out if the specialist you need is part of the USA Health team.
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