Verified Trauma Centers

Statistics show that an injured child has a 25% better chance of surviving if they are treated at a Trauma Center.

The COT's Consultation/Verification Program for Hospitals promotes the development of trauma centers in which participants provide not only the hospital resources necessary for trauma care, but also the entire spectrum of care to address the needs of all injured patients.

This includes caring for the injured child before they reach the hospital, during transport, in the emergency department, operating room, pediatric ICU, hospital, during rehabilitation and follow-up care. This type of treatment involves collaboration by a number of professionals including; surgeons, non-surgeon specialists, nurses, therapists, social workers, EMS, transport teams, hospital administration, researchers, injury prevention specialists and many others.

Below is a list of Pediatric Trauma Centers in the United States verified by the American College of Surgeons: 

Verified Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers

1. Phoenix Children’s Hospital, AZ
2. Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, CA
3. UC Davis Medical Center, CA
4. Rady Children’s Hospital, CA
5. The Children’s Hospital, CO
6. Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, CT
7. Yale New Haven Hospital, CT
8. Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
9. Riley Hospital for Children, IN
10. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, IA
11. University of Kentucky Children’s Hospital, KY
12. Kosair Children’s Hospital, KY
13. Children’s Hospital Boston, MA
14. Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, MA
15. Massachusetts General Hospital, MA
16. UMASS Memorial Children’s Medical Center, MA
17. C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, MI
18. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, MI
19. Spectrum Health – Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, MI
20. Hennepin County Medical Center, MN
21. Saint Marys Hospital – Mayo Eugenio Litta Children’s Hospital, MN
22. Regions Hospital, MN
23. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, NH
24. Brenner Children’s Hospital, NC
25. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, OH
26. Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, OH
27. Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OH
28. Oklahoma University Medical Center, OK
29. LeBonheur Children’s Hospital, TN
30. Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas, TX
31. Children’s Medical Center, TX
32. Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, TX
33. Texas Children’s Hospital, TX
34. Primary Children’s Medical Center, UT
35. American Family Children’s Hospital at the University of WI, WI
36. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, WI

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

In Pennsylvania, requirements for Level 1 PTC

• Able to treat severely injured children 24/7
• OR always available w/ pediatric anesthesiologists and nurses
• All doctors/nurses have special training in pediatrics as well as undergoing continuing education
• Improvement and education
• Prevention efforts/education efforts for community
• Research on trauma

http://www.chop.edu/service/trauma-center/level-1-center-treating-severely-injured-children.html