{"id":5042,"date":"2015-10-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/2015\/10\/14\/memorial-hospital-north-receives-level-iii-trauma-designation\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:07:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:07:56","slug":"memorial-hospital-north-receives-level-iii-trauma-designation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uchealth.org\/today\/memorial-hospital-north-receives-level-iii-trauma-designation\/","title":{"rendered":"Memorial Hospital North receives Level III trauma designation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>UCHealth\u2019s Memorial Hospital North is now a Level III trauma center, a status designated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment that enables the hospital to accept trauma patients from emergency medical service (EMS) crews and provide life-saving care for residents of northern El Paso County.<\/p>\n<p>The health department awarded this designation after a thorough inspection by state officials and other medical personnel, allowing the hospital to begin accepting trauma patients at midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 7.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2810\" src=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144752\/NEWS-20160615-MH-North-Peak-and-Snow-Oct-s.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144752\/NEWS-20160615-MH-North-Peak-and-Snow-Oct-s.webp 400w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144752\/NEWS-20160615-MH-North-Peak-and-Snow-Oct-s-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144752\/NEWS-20160615-MH-North-Peak-and-Snow-Oct-s-150x101.webp 150w, https:\/\/uchealth-wp-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/1970\/01\/28144752\/NEWS-20160615-MH-North-Peak-and-Snow-Oct-s-200x134.webp 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u201cMemorial Hospital North is pleased to provide this service and resource to patients in the community,\u201d said George Hayes, president and CEO of Memorial. \u201cThis trauma designation is just one of many enhancements to health care services at Memorial Hospital North. We recently opened a cardiac catheterization lab and will soon open a radiation oncology facility at our north campus, ensuring that patients in this area have access to the very best care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Carolle Anne Banville, trauma services director for Memorial, key elements of a Level III trauma center include 24-hour immediate coverage by emergency medicine physicians and the prompt availability of general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists and a heart catheterization lab.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Level III trauma center demonstrates the ability to provide prompt assessment, resuscitation, stabilization of injured patients and high-quality emergency operations,\u201d Banville said. \u201cThis trauma center represents our commitment to patients and to providing advanced care, close to home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hospital began working toward the designation more than 18 months ago and has added providers, emergency services and provided additional training for staff to meet and exceed the Level III trauma center requirements.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am proud of Memorial\u2019s excellent nurses, emergency physicians, trauma surgeons and staff because it has taken a true team effort to reach this point,\u201d said Dr. Patrick O. Faricy, chief medical officer at Memorial. \u201cOf course, we\u2019re not providing these services just to be named a Level III trauma center. We\u2019re providing these services because we know they will save lives in the communities we serve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Memorial Hospital Central is currently a Level II trauma center; three hospitals in Colorado \u2013 all in metro Denver \u2013 have adult Level 1 trauma capabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UCHealth\u2019s Memorial Hospital North is now a Level III trauma center, a status designated by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment that enables the hospital to accept trauma patients from emergency medical service (EMS) crews and provide life-saving care for residents of northern El Paso County. 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