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St. Mary’s opens Level 4 trauma center serving Adelanto and the High Desert
Summary
St. Mary’s Medical Center has opened a Level 4 trauma center with 24/7 surgical and operating-room coverage and on-site trauma surgeons, officials told the Adelanto City Council. Hospital and county responders say the unit will stabilize major injuries locally and expand outreach training such as Stop the Bleed.
St. Mary’s Medical Center officials told the Adelanto City Council on Aug. 28 that the hospital has been designated a Level 4 trauma center effective July 1 and is staffed to provide around-the-clock trauma and surgical stabilization for the High Desert.
The hospital’s trauma medical director, Dr. Paul Wisniewski, said the center is unique among Level 4 sites because it already maintains staffing and resources closer to Level 3 capability, including a trauma surgeon on call 24 hours a day, a 24-hour operating room, interventional radiology and a 60–80-unit blood bank. “We have a trauma surgeon right now at St. Mary’s, if something happens, waiting,” Wisniewski said.
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