Level I Trauma Care: A Regional Resource for Saving Lives
Based in Madison, UW Health is the only healthcare system in Wisconsin that offers Level I Trauma Care for adults and children and a Burn and Wound Center, as verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). For patients with complex and often life-threatening injuries, the specialists and resources involved provide comprehensive care from the time of injury through discharge and rehabilitation.
What is
Level I Trauma Care?
University Hospital has repeatedly earned Level I trauma center status for adult patients since 1998.
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Level I Trauma Care
For Adults
If you or a loved one is critically injured, no facility can offer a higher level of trauma care than a verified Level I center.
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Level I Trauma Care
For Children
A regional resource providing the highest level of care for injured children.
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Burn and Wound Center
University Hospital holds the distinction of being verified by the American College of Surgeons for both adult and pediatric burn and wound care. As a regional center, we care for patients from Wisconsin and beyond.
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Stop the Bleed - Save a Life
Stop the Bleed is 2-hour, hands-on instruction developed for a non-medical audience to address the needs of the immediate responder or bystander to control life-threatening bleeding until help arrives.
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Training for Pre-Hospital Partners
Our Emergency Education Center (EEC) provides training for health professionals and volunteers who partner with us and are a critical link in the chain of patient care.
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Injury Prevention Resources
From learning how to prevent falling and related injuries, how to control bleeding until medical help arrives, to teaching you how to correctly install your child's car seat or help grandparents childproof their homes before the little ones come to visit, UW Health provides resources and partners with many community organizations to help prevent injuries.
Adult Injury Prevention | Bleeding Control
Kids' Safety | Safe Kids Madison Area Coalition
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