Under state law, the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation (PTSF) is the accrediting body and develops standards based on the American College of Surgeons guidelines for trauma centers to assure quality patient care for trauma patients.8 Care at a trauma center is associated with lower mortality rates, decreased readmission rates-even when controlling for severity of injury and, research suggests, improved long-term outcomes 9 A national study found the benefits of trauma center care-as measured by lives saved, improved quality of life, and years gained-outweigh the costs, particularly for the most severely injured patients.
Trauma centers have higher levels of uncompensated care than other hospitals-during 2017, they contributed 56.2 percent of all hospital uncompensated care costs 7.During 2019, 30 percent of all Pennsylvania trauma centers cases were covered by Medicaid or were self-pay as a primary or secondary payor 71 percent were covered by Medicare and/or Medicaid as a primary or secondary payor 6.The study revealed that the current trauma center infrastructure of Pennsylvania allowed the commonwealth to perform better than the national average on the ratio of pre-hospital to in-hospital death, despite having a higher rural population rate than an average state 5 A national study shows that poor access to trauma centers is associated with more pre-hospital deaths, which may lead to higher overall injury mortality rates.
In total that year, the commonwealth’s accredited trauma centers saved 49,564 lives 4
During 2019, more than 96 percent of Pennsylvania’s trauma patients survived their hospitalization. Between 19, 967,581 patients have been treated in Pennsylvania trauma centers, with a statewide average of more than 40,000 trauma patients treated each year since 2006 3. Trauma Center Statistics Tell a Story of Success McConnellsburg – Fulton County Medical Center. Lewistown – Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. Jersey Shore – Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital. Hazleton – Lehigh Valley Health Network – Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton. Hastings – Conemaugh Miners Medical Center. Grove City – Allegheny Health Network – Grove City Hospital. East Stroudsburg – Lehigh Valley Health Network – Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono. Wynnewood – Lankenau Medical Center – Main Line Health. Williamsport – University of Pittsburg Medical Center - Williamsport. Wilkes-Barre – Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center. Upland – Crozer-Chester Medical Center – Crozer-Keystone Health System. Sellersville – Grand View Health – Grand View Hospital. Scranton – Geisinger Community Medical Center. Philadelphia – Jefferson Torresdale Hospital – Jefferson Health. Paoli – Paoli Hospital – Main Line Health. Monroeville – Allegheny Health Network – Forbes Hospital. Mary Medical Center – Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Erie – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Hamot. Camp Hill – Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. Bethlehem – Lehigh Valley Health Network – Lehigh Valley Hospital – Muhlenberg. Altoona – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Altoona. Abington – Abington Hospital – Jefferson Health. Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Philadelphia – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Christopher's Hospital for Children – Tower Health York – WellSpan York Hospital – WellSpan Health. West Reading – Reading Hospital – Tower Health. Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Presbyterian. Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Mercy. Pittsburgh – Allegheny Health Network – Allegheny General Hospital. Philadelphia – Penn Medicine – Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Philadelphia – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – Jefferson Health. Philadelphia – Temple University Hospital – Temple Health. Philadelphia – Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia – Einstein Healthcare Network. Lancaster – Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health – Lancaster General Hospital. Johnstown – Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center – Conemaugh Health System. Danville – Geisinger Medical Center/ Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital. Allentown – Lehigh Valley Health Network – Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest/ Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital. Hershey Medical Center/ Penn State Health Children’s HospitalĬombined Adult Level 1/Pediatric Level II Trauma Centers Joint Commission Accreditation Readiness ProgramĬombined Adult Level 1 /Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers. Hospital Safety and Quality Improvement. Racial Health Equity Learning Action Network. Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition Program.
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