St. Mary’s Medical Center is proud to announce we have been designated by the Illinois Department of Public Health as a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Region 5, which covers 20 southeast Illinois counties.
This designation enables critically injured patients without access to a trauma center in their area to get the critical care they need by transferring to St. Mary’s. It also allows us to serve as a resource for rural hospitals and Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) of Southern Illinois and adds to the Level II Adult Trauma Center designation received in 2012. St. Mary’s continues to be the most comprehensive trauma center for adults and critically injured children south of Indianapolis existing on one campus. St. Mary’s is part of Ascension, the nation’s largest Catholic and non-profit health system.
This achievement recognizes St. Mary’s Trauma Center’s dedication to providing optimal care for injured patients 24-hours-a-day, as well as our commitment to trauma prevention and the continuing education of medical staff on our trauma team.
