Trauma Designation News Today

The state of Montana recently changed Benefis Health System’s trauma designation from level two, or regional trauma center to what it classifies as a Community Trauma Facility.

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Bureau of Emergency Management Services and Preparedness designates Intermountain Cassia Regional Hospital a Level IV trauma center

Center. we have a trauma designation. that means theyre set up for immediate trauma. if somebody has all the surgical staff on the on hand, and theyre ready to go but even in situations like this, theyre going to have certain surgical teams, so they can get overwhelmed. thats where the other hospitals come into play because they can bring in people as well. in a hospital in a given area, they constantly train. in my emergency, the same thing, we constantly train on what to do when we have a mass...