Level I Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center: Care you can count on during crises

Some of the most common conditions we treat include:

• Assault-related injuries

• Burns, including thermal and chemical burns

• Fall 

• Farming-related injuries

• Frostbite 

• Gunshot wounds 

• Inhalation injuries 

• Injuries from bicycle, motorcycle, ATV, snowmobile accidents

• Injuries suffered in motor vehicle crashes 

• Stab wounds

Your treatment will depend on your needs. We’re prepared to do emergency surgery and bring in all the specialists you might require. This includes doctors such as neurosurgeons and orthopedic surgeons. Plastic and reconstructive surgeons, ear, nose and throat specialists and other physicians are ready to help as well.

You or your child’s ongoing care may occur in our Trauma and Life Support Center or our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. These units include specialized care from therapists who can help with your physical, occupational, psychological and speech therapy needs. As you recover, Rehabilitation Services will often work with you to help you get stronger and regain any lost functions. UW Health’s Rehabilitation Hospital is also here to help those needing the most intense help for recovery.

Our Burn and Wound Center offers complete burn and wound care. We are the only hospital in Wisconsin to have American College of Surgeons verification as a Burn Center and Level I Trauma Center for adults and children.

The Emergency Department at American Family Children’s Hospital was created just for kids. It has a highly trained staff and a child-friendly setting.

The Trauma and Life Support Center, our intensive care unit for severely ill or injured people, treats adolescents and adults.

Our Med Flight team transports critically ill or injured patients of all ages – neonates through adults, by helicopter or ambulance. We have helicopters located at three bases to respond quickly to patient needs and support our EMS and hospital partners in the region.

We support and offer classes to help medical professionals stay up to date on the latest treatments.

The Clinical Simulation Program offers realistic learning scenarios for our staff and our partners in care. It helps them prepare for things they might face when caring for patients.

Our Emergency Education Center offers training for EMS professionals and volunteers throughout the region. These EMS providers partner with us, and are often vital links in helping people receive the best trauma care.

Stop the Bleed is a national program that trains the public to help respond to bleeding emergencies before professional help arrives. UW Health supports Stop the Bleed by providing training supplies and hosting classes in the area.

Host your own Stop the Bleed class

If you are hosting a class and need training supplies, we can lend you our Stop the Bleed training kits that come with a limb, hemostatic gauze, a SOFT-T Wide Tourniquet and a CAT Tourniquet. Request supplies

We support and work with many community agencies to help people learn how to prevent or respond to injuries. These efforts range from hosting falls awareness classes to training youth to respond to emergencies in their school.

We work to support best practices to reduce injuries, and promote safety-based policies.

We have a robust program focused on preventing childhood injuries. Our Safety Center offers safety equipment and educates parents in injury prevention. Through the Madison Safe Kids Coalition, we work with community organizations to keep our at-risk kids safe. We also advocate for laws that protect kids.