Trauma center
Trauma centers provide highly-trained physicians, specialists, critical care nurses and support staff who are available around the clock to care for your most serious healthcare needs. Trauma centers often provide burn care for individuals suffering from minor to severe burns.
Trauma unit in Ocala
When you have a traumatic injury, you need and deserve high-quality, expert care.
The trauma center at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital has been verified as a Level I trauma center by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS COT), the highest possible designation. HCA Florida Ocala Hospital is also currently designated by the State of Florida Department of Health as a Level II trauma center. We are the first and only trauma center serving Trauma Service Area (TSA) 6, which consists of Marion, Citrus and Hernando counties. Our experienced trauma doctors and specialists provide prompt, critical treatment to meet the most severe needs and save people's lives in North Central Florida.
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Types of traumatic injuries and wounds we treat
Trauma typically involves a wound or an injury, and our emergency team is prepared to handle most medically traumatic events, including those caused by:
- Assault
- Burns
- Falls
- Gunshots
- Motor vehicle collisions
- Sports
Our trauma center services
Our trauma center provides timely, quality emergency medical care to help you return to your life and adapt to any permanent changes.
Injury prevention
Injury is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S. As a result, we recognize comprehensive trauma care includes injury prevention.
Partnering with local agencies, organizations and facilities, we participate in community-based interventions, events and activities to help educate the community on ways to prevent injuries or other trauma. Our Injury Prevention Program is dedicated to preventing injuries, deaths and disability, promoting our services through the following events and programs:
- Save a Life Tour
- Fall Prevention Awareness events
- Injury Prevention Ad Hoc Committee
- Ocala Fire Rescue referrals or home safety inspections
- Matter of Balance workshops
- Trauma Awareness Month
- Professional community injury prevention education and outreach
- CarFit
- Advocacy Resource Center BikeFest motorcycle safety
- Trauma Transitional Care Network
Trauma treatment
As a Level II Trauma Center, we are required to have trauma surgeons on-call 24/7. However, we go above and beyond these requirements by having trauma surgeons on-site at all times.
Our trauma surgeons are versatile physicians who treat all kinds of traumatic wounds and injuries. They can perform trauma surgery, general surgery and provide critical care through our intensive care unit.
What is a trauma center?
A trauma center is a type of hospital with trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons and other surgical and nonsurgical specialists who are available 24/7.
Trauma care network
We are part of a network of five trauma centers. This partnership between the University of South Florida and HCA Healthcare forms the first statewide network of trauma centers. The goal of this network is to improve access and outcomes of injured patients.
Increasing trauma care access
In addition to serving TSA 6, our trauma center also treats patients from Lake, Levy and Sumter counties.
The "golden hour" is the time period (of a few minutes to several hours) after a traumatic event when prompt medical treatment has the highest likelihood of decreasing disability and death. With our Level II Trauma Center, transportation to a viable medical facility decreases by 28 minutes — providing North Central Florida greater access to expert trauma care the community deserves.
Trauma Center Videos
Dr. Darwin Ang talks about a life-saving "bloodless" surgery
Dr. Darwin Ang, medical director of the HCA Florida Ocala Hospital Trauma Center, discusses how his team utilized a unique surgical procedure to save the life of Debbie Timpanaro, who had been struck by a truck while riding a motorcycle. Debbie's religious beliefs prohibited her from receiving a blood transfusion from another person, yet Dr. Ang and his team showed respect and sensitivity for Debbie's religious faith by harvesting and using her own blood for her life-saving operation.
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