We also
partner with Life Link air ambulance service, for
patients with special emergency needs that need to be
transported for specialty care in the Twin
Cities.
Hutchinson Area Health Care Designated a Level
III Trauma Hospital
The Minnesota Department of
Health recently designated Hutchinson Area Health Care
as a Level III trauma hospital.
 The hospital’s Emergency Services and Ambulance staff
voluntarily participated in the intense designation
process to become part of
the statewide trauma system.
We
are proud of the hard work and training that our ER and
Ambulance staff has undergone to achieve this
designation said Ev Mulder, Emergency Services RN.
The
trauma designation has facilitated enhancements to
providing the best possible care for patients sustaining
traumatic injuries.”
For a severely injured person, the time between
sustaining an injury and receiving definitive care is
the most important predictor of survival -- the
"golden hour." The chance of survival
diminishes with time. However, a trauma system enhances
the chance of survival regardless of proximity to an
urban trauma hospital.
On average, trauma claims the lives of 2,400 Minnesotans
annually. States with trauma systems have seen survival
rates increase by 15 to 20 percent. Wide-scale
participation in the voluntary trauma system ensures
that a statewide, cooperative effort is in place to care
for seriously injured patients.
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