• Faculty and Staff
  • Faculty
  • Housestaff
  • Nurse Practitioners
  • Administrative Staff
  • Open Faculty Positions
• Surgical Critical Care (SCC) & Emergency Surgery (ES)
  • Surgical Critical Care (SCC)
  • Emergency Surgery (ES)
• Education/Conferences
  • Physician Education
    • Continuing Education (OLSE)
    • Wednesday Morning Conference
    • Education Facilities
  • Nursing Education
    • Continuing Education (OLSE)
    • Nursing Links
    • Trauma Nurse Excellence Award
    • Trauma Nursing Core Groups (Intranet Only)
    • Wednesday Morning Conference
  • Wednesday Morning Conference
  • AAST Grand Rounds
  • EMS Education
    • Continuing Education (OLSE)
    • Penn Star Flight
  • Trauma Resources
    • Traumas Bay Roles
    • Trauma Links
  • Educational Facilities
    • Flyers/76ers Surgery Theatre
    • Measey Surgical Skills Suite
    • Penn Medicine Clinical Simulation Center
    • William T. Fitts Surgical Education Center
• Fellowship Program
  • Program Overview
  • Application Process
  • Online Application
  • Critical Care Service Competencies
  • Trauma/Emergency Surgery Competencies
  • Current Fellows
  • Graduate Career Paths
  • Education Facilities
    • Flyers/76ers Surgery Theatre
    • Measey Surgical Skills Suite
    • Penn Medicine Clinical Simulation Center
    • William T. Fitts Surgical Education Center
• Research
  • Trauma Research/Clinical Trials
  • Firearm and Injury Center at Penn (FICAP)
  • Current Research Activities
  • Harrison Department of Research
  • Research History
• Visitor Information
  • Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania (HUP)
  • Perelman Center - Clinic
• Injury Prevention
• Transition to PPMC
• INTRANET
  • Trauma/SCC/ESS Policies
  • Monthly Call Schedule
    • COAST
    • Reading
    • Trauma Call Schedule
  • Forms/References
  • Disaster Response
    • Staff Mass Casualty Recall List
    • Clinical Mass Casualty Recall List
  • Trauma Core Groups

Trauma Brochure (PDF)

Through the creation of a Trauma Network and the implementation of the Penn Star Flight program, Penn Trauma proudly serves the Southeastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey regions, with total population in excess of 15 million. The UPHS Trauma Network works to optimize care of the injured patient on a regional basis while promoting the operational efficiency and regulatory compliance of the trauma centers within the affiliation. The Network utilizes the skills and expertise of the HUP Level I Trauma faculty and staff through comprehensive on-site training and development of other trauma centers in the region.

The Acute Care Surgery services of trauma, surgical critical care and emergency surgery at Penn Medicine offers in-house attending physician coverage 24/7/365 for critical ill patients in need of immediate quaternary level care.  As a Magnet designated hospital, we offer expertise and the ability to treat the highest acuity patients experiencing; acute surgical emergencies, the need for hyperbaric oxygen therapy, shock, severe sepsis, advanced respiratory failure, and advanced multi-organ failure with Beacon awarded critical care nursing.  Our excellent outcomes rank well above national averages.

Coming Soon
In 2015 the Division looks forward to expanding their capacity to care for critically ill and injured patients at two campuses, HUP and the new Pavilion for Advanced Care at PPMC.  Our expanded team will provide Surgical Critical care at HUP and PPMC, ESS at HUP and Trauma Care at PPMC after the transition.  The Trauma Center at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center will become Penn Medicine’s Level 1 Regional Resource Trauma Center early in 2015. The Trauma Center at Penn Presbyterian will be located in the Pavilion for Advanced Care. Housing an extraordinary array of technology and features, the Center will literally provide life-saving care from top to bottom, beginning with a roof-based helipad for the PENNStar flight program -  to the ground floor 5-bay trauma resuscitation unit.