Fact Sheet

University Hospital is the area’s only Level I Trauma Center

No one else in the region has the staff, resources and technology we have to manage the complex medical care a seriously injured patient can require at a moment’s notice – whether it involves an individual or victims of a large-scale disaster.

All the surgeons on our team are UofL professors who not only provide leading-edge surgical expertise and top-notch care but also constantly strive to discover and deliver the latest, most effective treatments.

In fact, over the past several decades we have set standard protocols and approaches to treatment that now are used in Trauma centers all over the country. For example, pioneering less invasive treatment for liver damage or developing the first protocol for systematic evaluation of gunshot wounds that cross the chest.

Departments and specialties involved in Trauma Team:

  • Emergency Department
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Ortho
  • Neuro
  • Anesthesia
  • Cardiac
  • Oral maxillofacial specialists
  • Opthamologist
  • Neurologist
  • Interventional Radiologist
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Trauma does not discriminate. Tragedies can happen everywhere, every day and to any one. And that is why we are all here – to help when those in our community need us most.

The Trauma Team is a multi-disciplinary team approach. The Trauma Center offers everything from ultrasound procedures for OB and trauma emergencies to the area’s only decontamination facility for chemical and biological decontamination of individuals exposed to hazardous
materials.

Quick Facts about Trauma Center:

  • Capable of treating 86 patients simultaneously
  • 43 patient bays
  • 14 trauma/surgical ICU beds
  • 5 burn beds
  • 49 critical care beds
  • 24 hour dedicated operating room
  • 56,000 square feet

The Trauma Center is a regional resource. 40% of those referred to University Hospital come from other hospitals throughout the region.

In 2008 alone, ULH admitted and treated around 3000 trauma and burn patients with approximately 50% or more of those having some form of Traumatic Brain Injury directly treated by Neurosurgery.

Trauma Admissions by County

Area
Total
%
Jefferson & Surrounding Counties
2,015
57%
Eastern Kentucky Counties
340
10%
Western Kentucky Counties
494
14%
*Southern Indiana Counties
408
11%
Indiana
184
5%
Outside KY & IN
112
3%
Total
3,553
100%









 

 

 

The Trauma Institute –takes our expertise in treating tough cases in to a proactive education partnership with the community and our affiliate hospitals. Examples of programs:

  • Risky Business: A teen drunk-driving prevention program
  • Straight Talk: A juvenile arson prevention program
  • Extreme Skate Park Safety Program
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
  • Advanced Burn Life Support (ABLS)

Serving patients* and saving lives across Kentucky and beyond.


* Shows number of patients treated from indicated counties
during 2008.

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Serving patients* and saving lives across Kentucky.


* Shows number of patients treated from indicated counties
during 2008.

Click here to download larger map

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