Trauma & Emergency Surgery - Division Overview
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The Division of Trauma and Emergency Surgery was established in 1993 to centralize and improve care of trauma victims in Bexar County and the surrounding 22-county region in South Texas. The division is composed of four full-time faculty physicians, four Physician Assistants and four Nurse Practitioners. Of the approximately 15,000 trauma activations, over 3000 trauma victims are admitted yearly to University Hospital. In addition to providing trauma care, the division also provides 24-hour emergency surgical services and critical care services to patients at University Hospital, both in the surgical trauma ICU and in the transplant ICU. Our offices are located within University Hospital on the 8th floor.
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University Hospital,
a 604 bed acute care hospital, is the primary
teaching facility for UTHSC, a regional Level 1 trauma center and a
leader in organ transplantation. The University Health System employs
more than 4,000 people and maintains an operating budget of over $615
million annually. The Trauma Center manages 4,000 Level 1 trauma
activations a year; the Emergency Center averages 70,000 emergency
patients each year. All trauma surgeons staffing the UH Trauma Center
are active members of the UTHSC faculty and closely supervise the team
of trauma residents, fellows, physician assistants and nurse
practitioners. University Health System is the public hospital district for Bexar County, Texas.
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TRISAT:
The Trauma Institute of San Antonio — Joining forces to enhance
preparedness: The Trauma Institute of San Antonio, Texas, is the first
Congressionally funded, joint military-civilian trauma institute in the
United States. TRISAT coordinates academic, community and military
resources to most effectively serve trauma victims and their families.
The Institute is ensuring the preparedness of the community and country
when trauma strikes, both in peacetime and wartime.
