When a loved one is suddenly injured, your instinct is to rush to the nearest
hospital emergency department. But not every emergency department is equipped
to handle traumatic injuries. Only certain hospitals in Los Angeles County
– including PVHMC – are designated as trauma centers and are
equipped to treat life-threatening injuries 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Unlike regular hospital emergency departments, trauma centers must meet
many rigorous standards established by the American College of Surgeons
(ACS). That includes having a specially trained trauma surgeon at the
hospital around the clock, whose sole purpose is to treat traumatically
injured patients, PVHMC's trauma center has eight trauma surgeons who
are double board-certified in general surgery and surgical critical care.
They’re supported by elite orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons and
24-hour in-house anesthesia coverage.
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