Accreditation Status of Pennsylvania Trauma Centers

MECHANICSBURG, Pa., Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Effective October 1, 2015 there are 33 hospitals that are accredited trauma centers in Pennsylvania. Three of these hospitals have dual adult and pediatric accreditation. On November 1, 2015 the number of trauma centers will increase to 34 with an additional Level IV trauma center.

Adult Level I Trauma Centers

1. Allentown – Lehigh Valley Health Network - Cedar Crest Campus
2. Bethlehem - St. Luke's University Hospital – Bethlehem Campus
3. Danville – Geisinger Medical Center
4. Hershey – Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
5. Johnstown - Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
6. Philadelphia - Einstein Medical Center
7. Philadelphia - Hahnemann University Hospital
8. Philadelphia – Temple University Hospital
9. Philadelphia - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
10. Philadelphia - Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
11. Pittsburgh - Allegheny General Hospital
12. Pittsburgh - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Mercy
13. Pittsburgh - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Presbyterian
14. York - York Hospital

Adult Level II Trauma Centers

1. Abington - Abington Memorial Hospital
2. Altoona – UPMC Altoona
3. Erie – The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Hamot  
4. Lancaster - Lancaster General Hospital
5. Langhorne - St. Mary Medical Center
6. Monroeville – Forbes Regional Hospital
7. Paoli – Paoli Hospital
8. Philadelphia – Aria Health - Torresdale Campus
9. Reading - The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
10. Sayre - Robert Packer Hospital
11. Scranton – Geisinger - Community Medical Center
12. Upland - Crozer-Chester Medical Center
13. Wilkes Barre – Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers

1. Hershey – Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2. Philadelphia - St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
3. Philadelphia - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
4. Pittsburgh - The Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pediatric Level II Trauma Centers

1. Allentown - Lehigh Valley Health Network Cedar Crest
2. Danville - Geisinger Medical Center  

Level III Trauma Centers

1. East Stroudsburg - Pocono Medical Center 

Level IV Trauma Centers

1. Coaldale – St. Luke's University Hospital - Miners Campus
2. Grove City – Grove City Medical Center
3. Lehigh Valley Hospital ~ Hazleton (Effective November 1, 2015)

The Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) is a non-profit corporation recognized by the Emergency Medical Services Act (Act 1985-45) as the accrediting body for trauma centers in Pennsylvania.  Trauma centers are hospitals with resources immediately available to provide efficient intervention to reduce the likelihood of death or permanent disability to injured patients.  Accredited trauma centers must be continuously prepared to treat the most serious life threatening injuries.  Trauma Centers are currently accredited at four different levels in Pennsylvania. To learn more about these levels go to www.ptsf.org.  Each trauma center regardless of its level is an integral component of the emergency medical services system. The EMS system assures appropriate patient care management from the time of injury to treatment at a local hospital or trauma center and through the rehabilitative phase of care.

SOURCE Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation

Related Links

http://www.ptsf.org