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The list below shows the hospital name, city and state location, number of beds in the hospital, adult trauma level certification, and pediatric trauma level certification: [1] Hospital City
Allegheny General Hospital, also known locally by the acronym "AGH", is located in the Central Northside neighborhood of Pittsburgh.AGH was the first hospital in Pennsylvania to be designated as a Level 1 shock trauma center.
Reading Hospital is a level I trauma center [5] and certified stroke center. [6] With more than 133,500 annual visits, the emergency department is the single busiest site in Pennsylvania and the 11th busiest nationwide. [7]
The hospital operates a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a pediatric burn center. [14] [15] Other services and programs include minimally invasive surgery, cystic fibrosis center, sickle cell anemia care and research center, AIDS/HIV program, sleep center and fetal evaluation center.
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The standards for Level 1 trauma centers are designated by the Department of State Health Services and verified by the American College of Surgeons. There are 22 in the state.
The medical center is an American College of Surgeons-designated level I adult and pediatric trauma center [5] and has a helipad to handle medevac patients. [6] Attached to the medical center is the 122 bed [7] Penn State Children's Hospital, which treats infants, children, adolescents, and young adults up to the age of 21. [8]
A Level I trauma center provides the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients. Being treated at a Level I trauma center can reduce mortality by 25% compared to a non-trauma center. [17] It has a full range of specialists and equipment available 24 hours a day [18] and admits a minimum required annual volume of severely injured patients.