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Trauma & Critical Care Surgery Services

Each year, thousands of patients come to UC Irvine Medical Center for treatment of traumatic injuries. That’s because as the only Level I trauma center in Orange County, we are fully equipped to treat life-threatening injuries 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Trauma is the leading cause of death in people under 45. Injuries from car crashes, falls, burns and other accidents steal more prime years of life than heart disease and cancer combined. People who survive their injuries are often robbed of their productivity during long periods of hospitalization and rehabilitation.

Our UC Irvine Health trauma and critical care specialists understand that the circumstances bringing every patient to our trauma center may be unexpected and very challenging.

We dedicate our professional lives to meeting the needs of such patients from the time they come through our doors until long after discharge, including rehabilitation and outpatient care.

For more information, call us at 714-456-8008.

The trauma and critical care team at UC Irvine Health sees and treats a wide range of serious and life-threatening injuries, including:

  • Spleen and liver injuries

Spleen and liver injuries are the most common abdominal injuries after blunt trauma, and often result from a car crash or fall.

  • Traumatic brain injury

The most common injury requiring intensive care is traumatic brain injury (TBI). We work closely with neurosurgeons to provide swift and aggressive state-of-the-art care for TBI.

  • Post-operative pulmonary failure

Our team also treats non-trauma patients who have critical illnesses. Our emphasis is on cutting-edge ventilator techniques, aggressive pain management, prompt nutritional care and comprehensive critical care.

Learn more about the conditions we treat ›

As Orange County’s only verified Level I trauma center, UC Irvine Medical Center is uniquely equipped to provide patients who are critically ill or have suffered traumatic injury with a full spectrum of care 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

As Orange County’s only university medical center, we also have vast resources that can be tapped any time, day or night, including a blood bank and specialists in emergency medicine, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, head and neck surgery, orthopaedic surgery, reconstructive plastic surgery, anesthesiology, radiology and pharmacology.

  • Our Level I trauma center is verified by the American College of Surgeons as meeting the highest standards for trauma care.
  • We are the only trauma center in Orange County where all surgeons are board-certified surgical intensivists, with general surgical training as well as specialized training in surgical critical care.
  • All our inpatient operating rooms in UC Irvine Douglas Hospital are equipped with the most advanced imaging and surgical technology.
  • The hospital also is equipped with state-of-the-science intensive care units (ICUs) for adult and pediatric surgery patients, as well as for patients with burns and neurological conditions.
  • We also have Orange County’s only active trauma and critical care research program, putting us at the forefront of trauma study. Our patients benefit because the newest information, technologies and potentially life-saving techniques are applied to their care.

At UC Irvine Health, we are dedicated to giving our patients the best possible care, from admission through treatment and after discharge. We provide full rehabilitation services and continuing outpatient care until you are fully recovered.

Our UC Irvine Health trauma and critical surgeons are the most experienced in Orange County and the region.

Our team includes:

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714-456-8008

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