Trauma Services

Trauma Center

Halifax Health Medical Center of Daytona Beach is equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. The key to successful trauma patient care is our trauma surgeons.

Trauma surgeons are very unique and dedicated physicians who often work at night and are responsible for making immediate, life and death decisions. Halifax Health is proud to employ the only trauma surgeons with advanced training in critical care medicine in the Daytona Beach area, as well as the only neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons
and neuroradiologists available to support the trauma team around the clock.

The following are some of the disciplines Halifax Health's Trauma Center physicians specialize in:

• Trauma Surgeons
• Emergency Medicine physicians
• Cardiac Surgeons
• Micro-Vascular physicians
• Neurosurgeons
• Ophthalmologists
• Orthopedic Surgeons
• Maxilo-Facial Surgeons
• Plastic Surgeons
• Urologic Surgeons

See the Physicians tab to learn more about these trauma specialists.

Halifax Health is pleased to offer the highest level of trauma support to the Daytona Beach area. We have physicians and nurses available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week who are specialized in critical medicine, as well as the support of a multidisciplinary team of cardiologists, neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and ophthalmologists among others.

The program was established in 1983 as a result of state legislation and is the sixth busiest of its kind in the state. In 2008, Halifax Health's Trauma Center is celebrating 25 years of service to East Central Florida.

Halifax Health serves as one of 10 Acute Care Designated Brain and Spinal Injury Programs (BSCIP) under the Florida Department of Health. BSCIPs collaborate to provide acute care, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, transitional living services, adaptive equipment, home modifications, and other services necessary for community reintegration.

Halifax Health maintains a partnership with NASA as well as NASCAR, and works closely with local first responders including area law enforcement, emergency management and emergency medical service providers to ensure a coordinated response.

Trauma teams include surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, specialists and a large number of support staff working in conjunction with different areas of the hospital.

Unintentional injuries, or traumas, are the leading cause of death for people up to the age of 44 and the fifth leading cause of death overall.

The Halifax Health Trauma Center participates in community-wide injury prevention initiatives, working with local partners including the Volusia/Flagler SAFE KIDS Coalition.

Trauma Fast Facts

• Trauma is a surgical specialty that is vastly different than routine emergency care.
• Mortality rates increase by 15-20% when a seriously injured patient is treated at a non-trauma center.
• Motor vehicle crashes comprise more than 50% of trauma incidents in Florida.

See Chapter 3 of the Florida Department of Health Trauma Standards 

More information at the Florida Department of Health Office of Trauma

Physicians

The delivery of trauma care is a multi-disciplinary team effort.  Please refer to the Overview tab for a list of physician specialties that contribute to the trauma care that is delivered at Halifax Health.  The following physicians are among those who contribute to the care that is delivered in our trauma center:

• Dr. Joseph Bianchi
• Dr. Harry Black
• Dr. Michael Fabian
• Dr. David Ramshaw
• Dr. Joel Sebastien
• Dr. Mark White

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