HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center and Prevea Health recognize National Trauma Awareness Month in May
May 10, 2023
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Hospital News
Green Bay, Wis. – Trauma is the leading cause of death for individuals up to the age of 45, according to the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma. In Green Bay, HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center cares for, on average, three patients per day, per year. In 2022, that translated to a total of 1,074 trauma patients.
Trauma is defined as a severe injury caused by a physical force such as a vehicle crash, gunshots, knife wounds, falls, battery or burns. The main difference between an emergency department and a trauma center is trauma centers have 24/7 access to surgeons specializing in trauma, and who can provide the highest level of rapid and comprehensive patient evaluation and treatment.
“Those receiving care at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center experience increased survival rates, better coordinated care and improved patient outcomes over the long term when compared to treatment received outside of a trauma center,” said Dr. Kyle McCarty, emergency medicine physician and Medical Director of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center.
A trauma team consists of trauma surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, social workers, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and on-call physician specialists like cardiothoracic surgeons. This includes Prevea Health trauma surgeons Maymoona Attiyat, MD; Stephanie Bakey, DO; Cavin Glenn, MD, FACS ; Phillip Mercier, MD; and Charity Wip, MD.
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center is one of just 13 trauma centers in Wisconsin to be verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). It is verified as a level II trauma center, which is the highest ranking a non-university-affiliated emergency center can receive. Many regional hospitals refer patients to the facility for some of their most severe cases of injury. The following are the most common traumas treated at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center in 2022:
• 57% of patients treated for falls.
• 17% of patients treated for motor vehicle crashes.
• 7% of patients treated for motorcycle crashes.
• 3% of patients treated for penetrating wounds such as gunshots or knife wounds.
• 3% of patients treated for recreational vehicle crashes.
• 13% of patients treated for other trauma-related injuries.
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center has maintained its level II trauma center status for 25+ years and was the first hospital in the Green Bay region to obtain the prestigious designation. For more information about the HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center, please visit: https://www.hshs.org/StVincent/Services/Emergency-Care/Trauma-Center.
About HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center is the region’s first trauma center and one of only 13 trauma centers in Wisconsin to be verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The ACS Committee on Trauma verified the HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center as a Level II Trauma Center in October 1998. This is the highest ranking a non-university-affiliated emergency center can attain. It provides 24-hour, immediate coverage by trauma and neurosurgeons, as well as coverage by specialists in orthopedic surgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, radiology and critical care. For more information, click here.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System’s (HSHS) mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high quality, Franciscan health care ministry. HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our physician practices and 15 local hospitals in two states - Illinois (Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Greenville, Highland, Litchfield, O’Fallon, Shelbyville and Springfield) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan, and two in Green Bay). HSHS is sponsored by Hospital Sisters Ministries, and Hospital Sisters of St. Francis is the founding institute. For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org. For more information about Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, visit www.hospitalsisters.org.
About Prevea Health
Founded in Green Bay, Wis. in 1996, Prevea Health is a health care organization that provides high-quality, primary and specialty health care in 80+ locations across Northern, Eastern and Western Wisconsin in clinic and hospital settings. It is partnered with six Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals across Wisconsin to provide patients a system of highly-coordinated care, close to home: HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay; HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan; HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls; HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire; and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. For more information, visit www.prevea.com.
Trauma is defined as a severe injury caused by a physical force such as a vehicle crash, gunshots, knife wounds, falls, battery or burns. The main difference between an emergency department and a trauma center is trauma centers have 24/7 access to surgeons specializing in trauma, and who can provide the highest level of rapid and comprehensive patient evaluation and treatment.
“Those receiving care at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center experience increased survival rates, better coordinated care and improved patient outcomes over the long term when compared to treatment received outside of a trauma center,” said Dr. Kyle McCarty, emergency medicine physician and Medical Director of HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center.
A trauma team consists of trauma surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, social workers, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and on-call physician specialists like cardiothoracic surgeons. This includes Prevea Health trauma surgeons Maymoona Attiyat, MD; Stephanie Bakey, DO; Cavin Glenn, MD, FACS ; Phillip Mercier, MD; and Charity Wip, MD.
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center is one of just 13 trauma centers in Wisconsin to be verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). It is verified as a level II trauma center, which is the highest ranking a non-university-affiliated emergency center can receive. Many regional hospitals refer patients to the facility for some of their most severe cases of injury. The following are the most common traumas treated at HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center in 2022:
• 57% of patients treated for falls.
• 17% of patients treated for motor vehicle crashes.
• 7% of patients treated for motorcycle crashes.
• 3% of patients treated for penetrating wounds such as gunshots or knife wounds.
• 3% of patients treated for recreational vehicle crashes.
• 13% of patients treated for other trauma-related injuries.
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center has maintained its level II trauma center status for 25+ years and was the first hospital in the Green Bay region to obtain the prestigious designation. For more information about the HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center, please visit: https://www.hshs.org/StVincent/Services/Emergency-Care/Trauma-Center.
About HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center is the region’s first trauma center and one of only 13 trauma centers in Wisconsin to be verified by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). The ACS Committee on Trauma verified the HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Regional Trauma Center as a Level II Trauma Center in October 1998. This is the highest ranking a non-university-affiliated emergency center can attain. It provides 24-hour, immediate coverage by trauma and neurosurgeons, as well as coverage by specialists in orthopedic surgery, anesthesiology, emergency medicine, radiology and critical care. For more information, click here.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System’s (HSHS) mission is to reveal and embody Christ’s healing love for all people through our high quality, Franciscan health care ministry. HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care to our patients and is dedicated to serving all people, especially the most vulnerable, at each of our physician practices and 15 local hospitals in two states - Illinois (Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Greenville, Highland, Litchfield, O’Fallon, Shelbyville and Springfield) and Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Oconto Falls, Sheboygan, and two in Green Bay). HSHS is sponsored by Hospital Sisters Ministries, and Hospital Sisters of St. Francis is the founding institute. For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org. For more information about Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, visit www.hospitalsisters.org.
About Prevea Health
Founded in Green Bay, Wis. in 1996, Prevea Health is a health care organization that provides high-quality, primary and specialty health care in 80+ locations across Northern, Eastern and Western Wisconsin in clinic and hospital settings. It is partnered with six Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) hospitals across Wisconsin to provide patients a system of highly-coordinated care, close to home: HSHS St. Vincent Hospital and HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Green Bay; HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan; HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls; HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire; and HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls. For more information, visit www.prevea.com.
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