During 2019, 30 percent of all Pennsylvania trauma centers cases were covered by Medicaid or were self-pay as a primary or secondary payor 71 percent were covered by Medicare and/or Medicaid as a primary or secondary payor 6.The study revealed that the current trauma center infrastructure of Pennsylvania allowed the commonwealth to perform better than the national average on the ratio of pre-hospital to in-hospital death, despite having a higher rural population rate than an average state 5 A national study shows that poor access to trauma centers is associated with more pre-hospital deaths, which may lead to higher overall injury mortality rates.In total that year, the commonwealth’s accredited trauma centers saved 49,564 lives 4 During 2019, more than 96 percent of Pennsylvania’s trauma patients survived their hospitalization.Between 19, 967,581 patients have been treated in Pennsylvania trauma centers, with a statewide average of more than 40,000 trauma patients treated each year since 2006 3.Trauma Center Statistics Tell a Story of Success
Philadelphia – The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.Christopher's Hospital for Children – Tower Health York – WellSpan York Hospital – WellSpan Health.West Reading – Reading Hospital – Tower Health.Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Presbyterian.Pittsburgh – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – Mercy.Pittsburgh – Allegheny Health Network – Allegheny General Hospital.Philadelphia – Penn Medicine – Penn Presbyterian Medical Center.Philadelphia – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital – Jefferson Health.Philadelphia – Temple University Hospital – Temple Health.Philadelphia – Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia – Einstein Healthcare Network.Lancaster – Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health – Lancaster General Hospital.Johnstown – Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center – Conemaugh Health System.Danville – Geisinger Medical Center/ Geisinger Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.Allentown – Lehigh Valley Health Network – Lehigh Valley Hospital Cedar Crest/ Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital.Hershey Medical Center/ Penn State Health Children’s HospitalĬombined Adult Level 1/Pediatric Level II Trauma Centers Hospital Safety and Quality ImprovementĬombined Adult Level 1 /Pediatric Level I Trauma Centers.Racial Health Equity Learning Action Network.Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition Program.