Nearly 65,000 patients were treated in Tampa General Hospital’s Emergency Care
Center last year. As a Level I Trauma Center, TGH is equipped to care for the
most critically ill and injured patients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our
team of dedicated emergency care professionals provides patients with the highest
quality of care. TGH provides the following emergency care services:
Tampa General's Emergency &Trauma Center, the only Level I Trauma Center in West Central Florida,
provides emergency treatment to adults and children with critical injuries and acute illnesses.
This Level I rating means that a designated trauma team is in the hospital 24 hours a day, ready
to respond to the most serious injuries.
The Emergency Trauma Center has six trauma room, one dedicated to pediatric patients, 66 treatment rooms and two operating rooms. Our trauma program and state-licensed stroke center have received
disease specific certification from The Joint Commission.
The Pediatric Emergency Care Center realizes that children are not miniature adults and
has the appropriate kind of equipment needed to treat these special patients. Our state-approved
pediatric trauma referral center is staffed with physicians and nurses who specialize in pediatric
emergency medicine.
As a trauma center, specialists, including pediatric surgeons and pediatric
neurosurgeons, provide the highest level of trauma care for children. Last year these dedicated
professionals cared for 13,637 children. The Pediatric Emergency Care and Trauma Center has its own
child-friendly waiting room. Pediatric patients admitted to Tampa General are cared for in our Children’s Medical Center.
Tampa General Hospital transports critically ill or injured patients from 23 surrounding counties
aboard our five aeromedical helicopters that are equipped with the most advanced life support equipment.
A specialized team from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit travels aboard Aeromed to transport critically
ill newborns to TGH.
Florida Poison Information Center - Tampa is staffed by nurses, pharmacists, and physicians trained in
toxicology. Based on years of toxicology experience and a computerized database describing over 500,000
substances, they provide free confidential 24-hour emergency advice in cases of exposure to poison for
over 40,000 poisonings per year.
In addition, the center provides poison education and materials for the
public as well as healthcare professionals and performs poisoning surveillance and reporting. Certified as
a Regional Poison Center by the American Association of Poison Control Centers, the center provides coverage
for six million residents in central and southwest Florida and is primarily funded by grants from the Florida
Department of Health, Children’s Medical Services, and U.S. Department of Health Resources and Services
Administration. Visit their Web site at
www.poisoncentertampa.org.
West Central Florida,
provides emergency treatment to adults and children with critical injuries and acute illnesses.
This Level I rating means that a designated trauma team is in the hospital 24 hours a day, ready
to respond to the most serious injuries.
pediatric trauma referral center is staffed with physicians and nurses who specialize in pediatric
emergency medicine.
23 surrounding counties
aboard our five aeromedical helicopters that are equipped with the most advanced life support equipment.
