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Emergency & Trauma Care Excellence
HCA West Florida Hospitals are
leaders in improving ER
processes
to enhance patient care and reduce wait times.
From stroke care to heart attacks, we are saving lives with
advanced technology and proven protocols, delivered quickly.
660,608 ER Visits
Our reputation for providing high quality, efficient care quickly resulted in a record
660,608 ER visits last year, with Brandon Regional Hospital achieving distinction as
having Florida’s 5th largest ER service volume.
Expanding Access with Free-standing ERs
Our off-site locations are staffed and equipped to the same high emergency
standards, to improve access to outlying communities. Brandon’s Plant City ER
was the first to open followed by Largo’s Clearwater ER in late 2014 and Medical
Center of Trinity’s Citrus Park ER in June 2015.
Four additional ER locations are under development in 2016, including a Palm
Harbor location.
Emergency Care
Successes
HCA West Florida Hospitals continue
to outperform national and state
goals with ER average wait times
posted on hospital websites,
billboards, by
Texting “ER” to 23000
or visiting
ExpertsInER.com
.
Trauma Care
Blake Medical Center is the first Level II Trauma Center in Florida to be
Verified
as a Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons.
Additionally, Blake is one of only six hospitals in Florida licensed to provide
inpatient Burn services.
Some
3,182 patients
were treated at our Level II Trauma Centers at Blake and
Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point last year. Many more patients benefited
from the research efforts conducted by our state-wide trauma network.
S p e c i a l i z e d C a r e
