DCH Regional Medical Center’s Level III Trauma Center is part of
the Alabama trauma system. Our trauma center serves the citizens of West
Alabama by providing excellent care to severely injured trauma patients
24 hours a day seven days a week. DCH has provided trauma services since
1990, and was designated a Level III Center in 2010. Approximately 1,500
trauma patients are treated here each year.
DCH Regional Medical Center has three trauma bays, and staffs two dedicated
trauma teams each shift that are TNCC, ACLS and PALS certified. Our trauma
surgeons are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week and assisted by
an in-house operating team. The hospital has a 16-bed
Trauma Surgical Intensive Care Unit for continued care, and can provide 24 hour
diagnostic imaging coverage to expedite care and minimize wait time. Our trauma services staff has
provided outreach education through “Stop the Bleed,” a training
program designed to minimize effects of bleeding due to trauma.
Our Trauma Registry Program collects trauma data that looks at the epidemiological
and demographic characteristics of trauma patients utilizing the American
College of Surgeons National Trauma Data.
