'It's our responsibility and we don't take that lightly.ItвЂ™s a system that has worked well. 'We want to be great when it comes to caring for this community,' Robinson said. The surgeon response time was also cut in half - from 30 minutes to 15 minutes. 'It's a very complex injury we would never have been able to take care of before.'ДЄs part of its certification, the hospital hired specially trained physicians including vascular specialists, facial surgeons, ophthalmologists and physicians specializing in complex orthopedic care. 'In the last month or so we've had several major pelvic orthopedic traumas,' Mitchell said. Going from level III to level II has already made a difference. 'It's taken the entire hospital and administration to support this.' 'It's a sense of pride that we have here that the whole hospital takes credit for,' Mitchell said. The certification process took two years to complete and Mitchell said the entire hospital was involved. Mark's than any other hospital in the state.' 'We run more calls per firefighter/paramedic than anyone else in the state. 'We're the busiest fire department per capita in the state,' Nicholl said. Mark's, Nicholl said, because of its location and quality of care.

The fire department takes a majority of its patients to St. 'When you're talking about someone bleeding out from a massive pelvic fracture, or someone that's been shot, or someone that's fallen off a building, minutes and seconds really do make a difference,' he said. Nicholl said having one more facility with trauma services makes a big difference for the fire department. For example, if a severed finger needed to be reattached, the patient would need a Level I facility. Level II facilities don't offer microvascular surgeries. While there are differences in care, Mitchell said they are minor. 'We can take care of the same patients the Level I centers here in the valley can take care of,' he said. Level I facilities are teaching hospitals that conduct research. The biggest difference between Level I and II facilities has nothing to do with patient care, Mitchell said, but rather education. Mark's now do not have to drive past us for those trauma patients that need to be seen.' 'I think the most important thing is access to care,' Robinson said. While other hospitals in the area are Level I, it's still important for the community to have additional trauma services, said Mark Robinson, CEO of the hospital. 'A Level II center can do almost exactly what a Level I center can do,' he said. The distinctions between Level I and Level II facilities are minute, said Kris Mitchell, the director of trauma services for St.

Level I facilities rank highest on the scale. The different trauma levels indicate the services a facility offers. The hospital, formerly a Level III trauma center, recently received its Level II trauma certification from the American College of Surgeons - making it one of four Level II trauma centers throughout the state, and the only one in the Salt Lake Valley. Mark's Hospital can now help shave time off the golden hour for trauma victims in Salt Lake Valley.

Utah trauma center levels