At our state-of-the-art Southcoast Health Level II Trauma Center, our trauma surgery team provides life-saving care when it’s needed most. As a verified trauma center serving communities across New England, we are equipped to handle the most critical injuries 24/7—with speed, precision and compassion.
Trauma surgery is a medical specialty focused on the immediate evaluation, treatment, and management of severe or life-threatening injuries. These injuries are typically caused by sudden physical impact, such as:
Trauma surgeons are specially trained to perform emergency surgeries to stop internal bleeding, repair damaged organs, treat fractures, and stabilize critically injured patients. They work quickly and collaboratively with emergency medicine doctors, surgical specialists, and critical care teams to make life-saving decisions—often within minutes.
At the Southcoast Health Trauma Center our trauma surgeons are available 24/7, ensuring expert surgical care is always just minutes away when emergencies happen.
The Southcoast Health Level II Trauma Center at St. Luke’s Hospital maintained its position as the most advanced trauma center in southeastern Massachusetts by earning reverification from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and redesignation from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as a Level II Adult Trauma Center in a 2024 comprehensive review process.
You can trust our board-certified trauma surgeons and multidisciplinary trauma team to deliver quick and compassionate care that saves lives and minimizes long-term complications.
Learn more about the Southcoast Health Level II Trauma Center here.
Southcoast Health é um sistema de saúde sem fins lucrativos, caritativo e baseado na comunidade, com múltiplos pontos de acesso, que oferece uma continuidade integrada de serviços de saúde em todo o sudeste de Massachusetts e Rhode Island.
