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There are 5 levels of trauma centers: I, II, III, IV, and V. In total, in Columbus, we have two level I trauma centers, two level II centers, one level III center and one pediatric level I center. Across town, the larger tertiary care Ohio State University hospital is a level I trauma center. All of that is very gratifying.Our hospital recently became a level III trauma center. It’s an honor and opportunity to be able to see them when they come back to visit, to see if they’ve been able to get on with their life, and how they’ve been able to get on with their life. “It’s a privilege to be able to help them through their medical illness. Harbrecht said working with trauma patients at UofL Hospital Trauma Center is more of a vocation than a profession. The Youngberg Family also received the “Trauma Program Champion Award.” The Youngberg’s pay for the training of therapy dog “Roo,” whose handler is their daughter, UofL Hospital Trauma Program social worker Jenny Youngberg. (Spectrum News 1/Eileen Street)Ĭhristopher 2X, with the non-profit Christoper 2X Game Changers, received the “Community Partner Award” for his service and dedication for the past 15 years of meeting with gun violence victims and their families in the hospital, at any time of day or night, to offer support. On Monday, to kick-start Trauma Week at UofL Hospital, two awards were given to community partners who help with that emotional support.Ĭhristopher 2X with Christopher 2X Game Changers poses with his “Community Partner Award” given to him Mon., by UofL Hospital Trauma Center during its kick-off Trauma Week event. “Who help deal with some of the emotional aftermath that can occur after an accident,” Harbrecht said. There are also people who don’t work for UofL Hospital Trauma Center that offer support. He added that beyond doctors, technicians and nurses, there hundreds of other people, from therapists to those who deliver meals, who ensure a patient is well-cared-for. “I’m standing here in front of you, but I’m really representing hundreds of hundreds of other people because it takes that many people to take care of an injury victim,” Harbrecht said. According to the center’s 2019 report, 52% of patients came from outside of Louisville and 21% from Indiana, which means many hands on deck to care for patients. UofL Hospital Trauma Center is also crucial because it’s one of only two Level I adult trauma centers in Kentucky, but its impact reaches beyond the Commonwealth.

It’s just been a gradual, steady increase that has not abated at all,” Harbrecht said. “Which has probably been going on since easily 2014 or 2015. He also said many patients seen are because of gunshots and stabbings. Harbrecht said most trauma patients at UofL Hospital are from vehicle and motorcycle crashes, while injuries from falls rank third. Brian Harbrecht, who is also one of the hospital’s primary trauma surgeons. Regardless of what type of injury they have,” said Medical Director of the trauma program Dr. “Which means that we have all the necessary resources, all these specialty physicians, all the hospital services that would be needed to take care of the sickest of the sick of the patients. It’s also the region’s only Level 1 burn unit. UofL Hospital Trauma Center is the region’s only American College of Surgeons-Verified Level I Trauma Center for adults, which is the highest level of verification. It’s really humbling, and I just really see the impact that it has on the staff here and the community.”

“And, you know a lot of times, like I said, the outcome can be negative but just to help the patients’ families deal with that, it’s really eye-opening. “I mean, you just see patients and families on the worst days of their lives, and to be able to make an impact and to just to help them get better,” Parra explained. “The short-term in the emergency department, you have so much impact that you don’t ever see the long-term outcome of the relationships that are developed,” said Clinical Manager Alyssa Parra of one of UofL Hospital’s trauma surgical intensive care units (ICU).īuilding relationships is one of the reasons why after 10 years of working in UofL Hospital’s emergency room, Parra switched to work with trauma patients. On Monday, UofL Hospital Trauma Center presented two awards to community partners to help recognize Trauma Week.UofL Hospital’s Trauma Center is also one of only two level I adult trauma centers in Kentucky, but its impact reaches beyond the Commonwealth.Most trauma patients at UofL Hospital have critical injuries from vehicle and motorcycle crashes.UofL Hospital Trauma Center is the region’s only ACS-Verified Level I Trauma Center for adults.