The Abrazo West Campus Trauma Center has been verified by the American College of Surgeons.
Abrazo West Campus underwent a voluntary review process by the American College of Surgeons. Verified trauma centers must meet the essential criteria that ensure trauma care capability and institutional performance. The program provides confirmation that Abrazo West Campus Trauma Center has demonstrated its commitment to providing the highest quality trauma care for all injured patients.
ACS-verified trauma centers must meet essential criteria that ensure trauma care capability and institutional performance. Abrazo West Campus Trauma Center had more than 250 criteria verified with no identifiable deficiencies. With this verification, Abrazo West Campus has also migrated from provisional designation over the past year to now being officially a State of Arizona Designated Level 1 Trauma Center. This is the highest designation possible and Abrazo West is capable of caring for the most critically injured trauma patients. Abrazo West Campus is the only State Level I Trauma facility in the Western Phoenix area.
Since opening in July 2014, the Abrazo West Campus Trauma Center, 13677 W. McDowell Road, has treated more than 2,100 patients. More than 90 percent of the patients were injured in motor-vehicle crashes, falls and sports injuries. The Trauma Center serves Arizona communities up to the California state line.
Abrazo West continues to be well-positioned to improve overall outcomes for critically-injured patients.
“Our multidisciplinary trauma team is trained to provide around-the-clock expert medical care to these patients in complex emergency situations,” said Tiffiny Strever, Abrazo West Campus Trauma Center Program Manager.
In addition to experienced double-board certified trauma surgeons, there are more than 50 board certified surgical specialists practicing in areas including orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, facial surgery, hand surgery, cardiovascular surgery, ophthalmology, and general surgery.
“As a state-designated Level 1 Trauma Center, we have expanded our footprint to include serving the critically injured patients in the western region of Arizona and our pre-hospital partners have been instrumental in our success,’’ said Abrazo West Campus Chief Executive Officer Stan Holm. “It is our team’s privilege to touch the lives of those we serve during their most critical and vulnerable times.’’
Abrazo West Campus, which is part of Abrazo Community Health Network, is a 188-bed acute care hospital serving the healthcare needs of the growing western region of metro Phoenix since September 2003.
