TraumaOne

Shands Jacksonville is home to the only state-approved adult and pediatric Level I Trauma Center in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. There is a University of Florida trauma surgeon and specially trained trauma support staff available to help severely injured patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Shands Jacksonville's trauma program is widely recognized as one of the largest in the nation, seeing almost 4,300 patients annually, of which about 2,500 are admitted.

The trauma center is staffed by UF surgeons and physicians, as well as nurses, paramedics, and support personnel, who have had special training in the care of trauma patients and meet all educational requirements necessary to support a Level I Trauma Center. This experienced and knowledgeable medical team cares for each trauma patient from admission through discharge in order to maintain a continuity of care through his or her stay. The Trauma Center is supported by a high-tech surgical/trauma intensive care unit, step-down and post-trauma unit equipped with the latest lifesaving technology.

For more information about TraumaOne, please visit their Website here.