GL Annual Report:Layout 1 - Gundersen Health System

As a Level II trauma center, Gundersen Lutheran
meets national benchmarks established by the
American College of Surgeons for demonstrated
commitment to superior trauma care. Immediate,
specialized, multidisciplinary care is delivered
24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to treat critical
injuries and life-threatening events.
The Trauma & Emergency Center at Gundersen
Lutheran includes all components identified with
optimal trauma care: access, acute hospital care, rehabilitation,
research activities and prevention. Our responsibility
to provide a continuum of care extends beyond the
10,000 square feet of our actual Trauma & Emergency
Center; we provide disaster preparedness, emergency
medical and surgical patient care, education, and coordination
point services spanning 20,000 square miles and
more than 30,000 patients per year.
Ancillary Services
Providing the highest level of trauma care for our region
requires a rapid response to emergency calls and transportation
to care facilities. Gundersen Lutheran offers the
most advanced pre-hospital patient care available through
its wholly owned subsidiary, Tri-State Ambulance.
Highly trained response teams are equipped with the latest
time-saving technology, making response times faster
and accurate patient information available to emergency
medical technicians in the field. Wireless laptop systems
allow paramedics to interact in real time with the dispatch
center, and to call up database records before the
ambulance arrives on the scene. Only 10% of EMS agencies
in the country use this state-of-the-art technology.
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