Patient Care Services
Trauma

    Trauma

     Trauma Center

    Morristown Memorial Hospital Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Service has one goal: to return the patient to the highest level of functioning. We have been providing excellent patient outcomes for well over 10 years, offering the highest level of care and injury prevention efforts.  Our Trauma Center is accreditated as a Level I Regional Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and a Level II by the state.

    The most severely injured patients are brought to us by ambulance or helicopter. They are welcomed by our trauma team, which can quickly diagnose and treat life-threatening injuries. This team may consist of:

    • A trauma surgeon
    • Surgical and emergency medicine residents
    • Registered nurses
    • Respiratory therapists
    • Radiology Staff
    • Pediatric intensivists and residents (if the patient is a child)
    • A social worker (to assist with family notification)
    Once all injuries are identified, we develop a plan of care and consultants are contacted. Trauma-trained orthopedists, neurosurgeons and plastic subspecialists assist our trauma team in patient care. In addition, there is an on-call roster of board-certified subspecialists immediately available when activated by the primary trauma team, in fields such as spine surgery, urology, vascular surgery, pediatric surgery, hand surgery, interventional radiology, and cardiology.

    We also provide rehabilitation evaluation and services.