HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest celebrated its Level II trauma center verification with a ceremony May 18, which is also National Trauma Survivors Day.
According to hospital officials, the Level II trauma designation is awarded by the Texas Department of State Health Services and involves an extensive survey process, including verification by the American College of Surgeons.
The voluntary process requires a commitment to providing comprehensive regional care for every aspect of injury from prevention through rehabilitation, including 24-hour immediate coverage by trauma surgeons, as well as specialty coverage in orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, anesthesiology, radiology and critical care; continuing education, injury and trauma prevention programs for staff, prehospital providers, and the community; and a comprehensive quality assessment program.
As a Level II trauma center, HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest also provides dedicated trauma resuscitation rooms in the emergency department; dedicated trauma operating rooms that are available 24/7; continuous availability of neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, interventional radiology, laboratory services, radiology and blood bank; and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient physical rehabilitation onsite.
