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 Hennepin
County Medical Center is a Level 1 Adult Trauma Center and Level
1 Pediatric Trauma Center verified by the American College of
Surgeons. In 1989, we were the first Level 1 Trauma Center
to be verified in Minnesota, and remain home to the largest Emergency
Department in the state.
Level
1 designation means that Hennepin County Medical Center has trained
and capable personnel available 24 hours a day, seven days a week
to treat the most critically injured patients. Actively involved
in state-wide and region-wide emergency preparedness, it also
means our trauma center has the staff, facilities and equipment
necessary to provide specialized care in all types of emergencies.
Hennepin
County Medical Center offers a full
spectrum
of inpatient
and outpatient services,
including
the Stroke Center, Knapp Rehabilitation Center, the Traumatic
Brain Injury Center, Burn
Center,
and Hyperbaric Chamber.
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As
a Level 1 Trauma Center, Hennepin provides
trauma
patients with a continuum of exceptional
care
from the time they enter the emergency department through
their rehabilitation.
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Hennepin
County Medical Center has an extensive trauma network in Minnesota
that includes
hospitals,
physician groups and EMS services. We provide healthcare professionals
with resources
and educational
opportunities to assure that all patients receive state-of-the-art
trauma care.
- Physican
consultation and patient referral
- Patient follow-up
- Quality Improvement follow-up
- Trauma System development
expertise
- Transfer agreements with referring facilities
- Protocol development for EMS/Nursing/Medical
personnel
- Patient Case Reviews
- TraumaBase registry education
- Nationally
Accredited Ambulance Service
- EMS equipment retrieval system
- Ambulance Service ride-a-long program (limited)
- Medical Resource Control Center
- Aeromedical Service – Life Link III -1-800-328-1377
- Ground – Critical Care Transport
- Helicopter
- Fixed Wing
- Helipad
- Hyperbaric
Medicine
- Operating Room – fully staffed 24/7
- Surgery Program
- Bloodless Surgery
Program
- Neurosurgeons
- Oculomaxillofacial (OMFS) Surgeons
- Otolaryngologists (ENT) Surgeons
- Cardiothoracic Surgeons
- Orthopaedics
- Urologists
- Ophthalmologists
- Burn and Wound Surgeons
- Radiology Services
- Interventional Neurology & special imaging
procedures – fully staffed 24/7
- Teleradiology connections
- Laboratory Services
- Laboratory and pathology outreach services
- Comprehensive blood bank services
- Surgical Trauma Neuroscience ICU
- Stepdown & Surgical Trauma Floor
- Knapp
Rehabilitation Center
- Recreational Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Pathology
- Trauma Psychology
- Neuropsychology
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Social Workers
- Clinics
- Alternative Medicine Clinic
- Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic
- ENT Clinic
- Orthopaedic Clinic
- Dental and Oral Surgery Clinic
- Eye Clinic Neurosurgery Clinic
- Mild to Moderate TBI Clinic
- Plastic Surgery Clinic
- Surgery Clinic
- Urology Clinic
- Vascular Clinic
- MMRF
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Research
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Emergency Medicine Research Assistant program
Trauma
Outreach Consultants
Brenda.anderson@hcmed.org
Trauma Program
Manager
(612)-873-5847
paula.chambers@hcmed.org
(612) 873-8712
karie.pearce@hcmed.org
(612) 873-3449
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