Emergency Department at Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Trauma Center
In a trauma every second counts. That is why the Aspirus Trauma Center is committed to delivering the best care in the face of an emergency.
Aspirus Wausau Hospital is designated as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma. It is the only verified Level II Trauma Center in Wisconsin north of Marathon County.
When a patient is determined to be a trauma patient, the EMS will transport that person to the nearest trauma center, bypassing closer hospitals that are not trauma centers or are at a lower level. There are several factors involved in the decision of where to take a patient, including the severity of the injury and the need for immediate treatment.
A trauma center is not only an emergency department, but also an accredited facility capable of highly specialized and timely treatment for the most critical of injuries. Our entire hospital staff is committed to delivering the highest level of trauma care.
The Aspirus Trauma Center is in a constant state of readiness 24-hours a day. Before a patient arrives, our trauma team is fully prepared and assembled in the trauma room, ready to treat traumatic injuries that often require immediate and complex intervention to save patients lives.
Capabilities
The Level II trauma team at Aspirus Wausau Hospital provides a full spectrum of care that addresses the needs of all injured patients. This includes the entire continuum of care from the time of injury through rehabilitation.
A trauma center is not only an emergency department, but a dedicated facility capable of highly specialized and timely treatment for the most critical of injuries. Designation as a Level II Trauma Center guarantees that the hospital has adequate resources to deal with severely injured patients at all times.
Our comprehensive team of medical specialists includes:
- Trauma Surgeons
- Trauma Nurse Practitioner
- Neurosurgeons
- Orthopedic Surgeons
- Emergency Department Physicians
- Plastic Surgeons
- Vascular Surgeons
- Interventional Radiologists
- Anesthesiology Service
- Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgeons
- Pulmonary & Critical Care Physicians
- Ear, Nose & Throat Physicians
Emergency Department
Emergency Services is a specialized department that provides a high level of care to both adults and children for everything from life-threatening medical and trauma conditions to minor injuries. The Aspirus Emergency Department is staffed by physicians that are board certified in Emergency Medicine and residency trained by The American Board of Emergency Medicine.
We are dedicated to providing the highest level of professional emergency care to all people who enter our doors.
Areas of expertise:
- Initial stabilization of trauma patients
- Neurosurgical emergencies
- Surgical emergencies
- Pediatric emergencies
- Obstetrical emergencies
- Cardiac emergencies
- Medical emergencies
- Ambulatory care
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