The University of Toledo Medical Center Emergency Medicine and Trauma Services offers
emergency health and trauma services twenty four hours a day to patients of all ages.
Emergency medicine and trauma services are responsible for the immediate treatment
of any medical or surgical emergency, initiate life saving procedures in all types
of emergency situations, and for providing emergency care for other conditions, including
chronic medical problems and minor injuries and illnesses.
UTMC Emergency and Trauma Services Offer:
UTMC Emergency and Trauma Services Offer:
- A Level One Trauma Center: Being a Level I Trauma Center means UTMC is equipped to handle the most serious type of injury at any time. To receive Level I verification, UT must undergo a rigorous evaluation and meet precise criteria defined by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
- An Average Door to Balloon Time of 59 Minutes: 'Door-to-balloon' refers to the interval from patient arrival, to inflation of the balloon catheter within the patient's blocked artery. The average established time is 90-minutes.
- The Area's First Accredited Primary Stroke Center: The Stroke Team has been in place since 1994 and performs rapid assessment and treatment.
- Life Flight Services and Ground Transport Network: The Critical Care Air Transport Network consists of four Life Flight helicopters and ten mobile intensive care units.
UTMC Emergency Department Patient Volume:
The University of Toledo Medical Center Emergency Department has an annual patient volume of 30,700; of those patients, 24% are admitted.
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