Criteria for Trauma Center Designation

Level l—Regional Trauma Center Commits resources to address all types of specialty trauma 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Level ll—Area Trauma Center Commits the resources to address the most common trauma emergencies with surgical capability available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; will stabilize and transport specialty cases to the regional trauma center. Level Ill—Community Trauma Center Commits to special emergency department training and has some surgical capability, but will usually stabilize and transfer seriously injured trauma patients to a higher—level trauma center as needed. Level lV—Trauma Facility In remote areas, a small community hospital or medical care facility may be designated a trauma receiving facility, meaning that it will stabilize and prepare seriously injured trauma patients for transport to a higher—level facility.