Trauma Center;
Massachusetts General Hospital is a Level 1 Adult and Level 1 Pediatric Trauma
Center. MGH has been verified as able to treat the highest severity of trauma
patient. MGH admits, on average, 2,000 trauma patients and another 2,000 emergency
surgery patients per year, and although the vast majority of our patients are
from the Boston metropolitan area, patients are referred to our facility from
all over the country. The
Trauma Center Team provides 24-hour coverage for trauma and emergency surgery
cases. The around-the-clock physician presence, along with the excellent multidisciplinary
collaboration with specialists in Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery, Neurosurgery,
Psychiatry, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and many other services provides for
the ideal management and treatment options for trauma and emergency surgery patients.
It takes a whole team of surgeons, nurses, physical and occupational therapists,
social workers, chaplains, respiratory therapists, and others to help patients
regain good health and function.
The physical proximity with the Spaulding
Rehabilitation Hospital and close association with multiple similar facilities
in Massachusetts allows integrated care from initial assessment to follow-up care
and rehabilitation.MGH
is also a Level 1 Burn
Center and one of a few centers around the country that have the highest level
of accreditation by the American College of Surgeons in adult trauma care, pediatric
trauma care, and burn care. This enables us to offer care for the whole family
in one location, should multiple members of the same family experience traumatic
injury.The
MGH Neurointensive Care Unit is a state-of-the-art 18 bed ICU supported by 6-8
full time dedicated Neuro ICU fellows, 8 intensivist faculty, 24 hour video-EEG,
portable CT capability, 64-slice helical CT and 1.5-3.0 T MRI with 3D imaging
available at all times.| Blake-12
NCU - Neurointensive Care Unit. Ellison-12
NCU - Neuromedical / Neurosurgical Unit. White-12
NCU - Neuro Medical-Surgical Step down Unit. |
| Trauma, Critical Care and Emergency Medicine: |
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| Local
Emergency Neurosurgical Hotline
617-277-2381 National
and International Referrals Neurosurgery @ MGH 617-726-8581 Neurosurgical
Spine Referral Line 617-726-8668 |
| Director
of MGH Neurosurgical Trauma |
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