ER team prepared to provide trauma care - Juneau County

The emergency room (ER) staff members are proud to announce that their hard work, dedication and specialized training have once again earned Mile Bluff classification as a Level III Trauma Care Facility - the highest ranking currently held by any rural hospital in Wisconsin.

To even be considered as a trauma center, a hospital must be equipped and staffed to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to those with traumatic injuries.  To receive trauma center verification, an ER must also meet a specific set of criteria - as established by the American College of Surgeons - and then undergo a site review.  That review assesses the team’s performance in the management of critical trauma, as well as the treatment of the general trauma patient across the continuum of care.

According to Mile Bluff’s ER Director Mary Crowley, “This is an important achievement because the classification objectively measures our performance and processes against the nationally-recognized standard of care.  Mile Bluff Medical Center has been found to be providing that exceptional standard of care consistently; and I am grateful to be a member of this patient-focused, quality-driven team.”

As a Level III Trauma Center, Mile Bluff has the expertise and resources to provide assessment, resuscitation, stabilization and emergency surgery, as well as the ability to transfer patients to a Level I or II facility when necessary.

In a letter from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Chief Medical Officer Jeffrey P. Davis, MD, stated, “I congratulate you and the staff of Mile Bluff Medical Center for achieving its classification as a Level III Trauma Care Facility.  This is truly impressive and we commend your hospital staff for its ongoing commitment to providing quality care to trauma patients in your area.”

Mile Bluff Medical Center is committed to providing compassionate and progressive care, improving the health and wellness of the community, and going beyond expectations in healthcare today and always.  The Mauston area is fortunate to have an ER staff that has proven to be ready to provide that high level of care in emergency situations.

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The following defines each level for Trauma Care Facilities:

Level I:  Hospital characterized by capability to provide leadership and total care for every aspect of traumatic injury from prevention through rehabilitation, including research (only two in WI)

Level II:  Hospital provides the initial definitive trauma care regardless of the severity of injury, but differs from Level I in teaching and research capability (found in eight larger WI cities)

Level III:  Hospital provides assessment, resuscitation, stabilization, and emergency surgery and arranges transfer to a Level I or II facility for definitive surgical and intensive care as necessary

Level IV:  Facility provides stabilization and advanced trauma life support prior to patient transfer to a Level I or II

Unclassified:  Hospital that has chosen not to be part of the Trauma Care System or has not been approved as a Level I, II, III or IV