For over two decades, St. Joseph's has been committed to maintaining a leadership role in advancing excellence in trauma care throughout Arizona. That commitment is demonstrated by providing the resources necessary to maintain national recognition by the American College of Surgeon's (ACS) Committee on Trauma. Our Emergency Department (ED) and Trauma Center was the first ACS Level I Trauma Center in the state that is verified by the American College of Surgeons.
The Emergency Department and Trauma Center features:
- Six trauma bays with cutting-edge technology, including overhead X-ray machines and supply booms.
- 72 emergency bays. All the rooms in the ED are equipped for patients of any acuity.
- Ten treatment bays dedicated solely to the treatment of pediatric patients.
- A family consultation room.
- A family viewing room.
- A special area for computed tomography and radiology. This area contains two new 64-slice CT scanners. These will facilitate quicker and clearer images of patients.
- An ambulance entrance, walk-in entrance and waiting area.
- A heliport, which is located on top of the Barrow Neuroscience Tower.
The need for ED and trauma services is growing dramatically. In 2009, St. Joseph's had 74,879 Emergency Department visits.
