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through the patient’s post-hospitalization rehabilitation. The University of Kansas Hospital Hospital Kansas of University The rehabilitation. post-hospitalization patient’s the through
surgery. Our multidisciplinary team provides expert care from the time of injury or illness illness or injury of time the from care expert provides team multidisciplinary Our surgery.
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and Acute Care Surgery Services Surgery Care Acute and Trauma, Surgical Critical Care Care Critical Surgical Trauma, Specialized care team Level I trauma care Trauma, critical and acute care Concussion management Trauma and acute care surgery patients The Level I Trauma Center at The University of Our surgeons are board-certified in general Timely and effective concussion treatment receive comprehensive treatment from a Kansas Hospital serves the highest volume of surgery and surgical critical care. They provide is important for recovery. Our concussion multidisciplinary team of professionals, each trauma patients in the region. We treat twice the most advanced and comprehensive care to management team is led by a multidisciplinary specializing in the care of surgical patients. the number of trauma patients as the next critically injured patients. group of physicians in neurology, trauma, Our physician and nursing leaders are largest trauma center. As a regional referral sports medicine, physical medicine, pediatrics nationally recognized experts in their fields. center, we receive transfers from more than Surgical critical care specialists provide and rehabilitation. These experts are 100 different hospitals in 26 states. high-quality care to some of the most critically innovators in the field of concussion The team includes: ill patients in our hospital. Conditions that we research and treatment. • Board-certified surgeons with additional Our highly trained trauma surgeons are on manage: qualifications in surgical critical care site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our board- • Multisystem organ failure ENT reconstruction • Sepsis and life-threatening infections • Nurses certified emergency medicine physicians Ours is the only hospital in the region with a • Respiratory failure • Therapists specialize in trauma care and work together team of microvascular surgeons experienced • Post-operative care • Nutritionists with our trauma surgeons to stabilize patients. in head and neck reconstruction. Surgeons • Shock • Case managers use these specialized reconstructive • Other critical illnesses • Neuropsychologists In an instant, we can mobilize a team of trauma techniques to treat traumatic injuries. • Other specialists trained surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, Acute care surgery conditions that we treat: to care for the specific needs of a neurosurgeons, orthopedists, plastic surgeons, Urologic trauma surgical patient radiologists and other specialists. • Cholecystitis • Intestinal obstruction/perforation We have the only fellowship-trained specialist in urologic trauma and reconstruction in Kansas Continuous quality improvement In addition, we are the injury treatment • Appendicitis • Colitis City and the region. We offer the latest and We participate in risk-adjusted benchmarking and medical care provider for the Kansas • Abdominal wall hernias best treatment options in the field of urologic of patient outcomes on a national level for City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals and • Soft tissue infections trauma and genital reconstructive surgery. both surgical and trauma care. This enables Kansas Speedway. • Other acute surgical conditions us to critically analyze and refine our care so Trauma education we achieve some of the best surgical patient Our trauma center serves other providers in outcomes in the nation. Orthopedic traumatologists These board-certified surgical specialists the region with education courses year-round. are fellowship-trained in orthopedic trauma. Courses include ATLS, FCCS, ASSET, TNCC, They handle complex and compound injuries, B-Con and more. including pelvic fractures, dislocations and soft tissue injuries. Accreditation and awards • ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center Neurosurgical expertise since 2000 • Emergency Nurses Association’s Our experienced neurosurgeons are nationally Lantern Award recognized experts in the evaluation, diagnosis • ABA-Verified burn center since 1999 and treatment of injuries to the brain, spinal cord • ABA-Verified pediatric burn center and nervous system. We provide aggressive and since 2011 advanced treatment for traumatic brain injury and offer comprehensive care for spinal For more information trauma patients and patients with complex, Patients: 913-588-1227 | 844-323-1227 multisystem injuries. Physicians: 913-588-5862 | 877-588-5862 kansashealthsystem.com/trauma
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