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Trauma Center
Trauma Guide
To read more about Regional Medical Center's Trauma Center link to our Trauma Center - Care for Serious Injury guide in multiple languages: english | spanish | vietnamese. It explains what is trauma and who is brought to a trauma center, who makes up the trauma team, what if the patient needs surgery and more.
Trauma Center
Truly Exceptional Care
More than 2,000 patients each year will receive care for traumatic or life-threatening injury or illness at Regional Medical Center of San Jose. In May 2005, Regional was designated by the County Board of Supervisors as one of three trauma centers that comprise the trauma care system in Santa Clara County. Through a partnership with paramedics and air ambulance services, the system supports trauma patients from Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties.
Level II Trauma Center-American College of Surgeons verified
The trauma center at Regional includes a three-bed resuscitation bay in the 39-bed Emergency Department, in addition to an operating room available for trauma victims at all times and a 34-bed Intensive Care Unit. All critical trauma resources are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including lab, radiology, CT scanning, MRI and blood bank.
The Trauma Team
Patients are seen by a multidisciplinary team of highly-trained, experienced specialists, including trauma surgeons, trauma nurses, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, plastic surgeons, vascular surgeons, respiratory therapists, physical therapists, social workers and case managers. All aspects of care and all subspecialties in medicine are coordinated in the care of each trauma patient.
Emergency Services personnel identify patients needing trauma center resources in the pre-hospital system and are brought directly to the resuscitation bay in Regional’s Emergency Department.
By providing truly comprehensive care for our trauma patients -- from the resuscitation in the trauma bay through the intensive care and intermediate care phases – the doctors, nurses and support staff at Regional’s trauma center remain committed to decreasing the mortality rate from traumatic injuries in the counties we serve.
To Access the Trauma System
If you or a loved one suffers a traumatic injury, you can activate the system of care quickly by dialing 911 on your telephone. Your call will launch a response team of trained paramedics to assess the patient at the site of injury and determine whether trauma center care is required. If needed, you will be taken to the most appropriate hospital.
