11/26/2019
Ohio Trauma Systems Update
Please note these important changes within Ohio’s trauma system
Due to recent increased activity with a number of facilities and trauma center status designations, the Ohio Department of Public Safety has provided this update. Please note the following important changes within Ohio’s trauma system:
- Mercy Health – Lorain (formerly Mercy Health Regional Medical Center) achieved provisional status as a Level III Trauma Center as of 7/1/2019.
- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center East Hospital is fully operational as a designated Level III Trauma Center as of 11/1/2019.
- Dayton Children’s Hospital is fully operational as a designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center as of 11/6/2019.
- Miami Valley Hospital South achieved provisional status as a Level III Trauma Center as of 11/7/2019.
- University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center achieved provisional status as a Level III Trauma Center as of 11/21/2019.
- Kettering Health Network – Greene Memorial Hospital will discontinue services as a Level III Trauma Center and will operate as an Acute Care Hospital effective 12/31/2019.
Our thanks to those involved in helping improve and strengthen the trauma care system in Ohio.
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