Trauma Care
As a Level II trauma center, our primary mission is to provide acute care to patients injured in Stamford and the surrounding communities. We provide around-the-clock, continually operating service with trauma physicians, emergency room physicians, surgical residents, nurses and support staff are trained and prepared to respond to patients in need of emergency care at any time. Stamford Hospital has made the commitment to provide resources and personnel to deliver a full range of medical care at all times.
Many of the patients we treat have been in accidents involving motor vehicles or falls, or are victims of violence. Emergency surgeries are those that must be performed immediately in order to save a patient's life or prevent permanent harm or disability. We treat more than 1000 patients each year, with our trauma team remaining involved in care from admission through discharge. Patients who require supportive care and operative procedures are cared for not only by trauma but many of the subspecialty services including orthopedics, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, ophthalmology, urology and vascular.
Transporting Trauma Patients
Most trauma patients are transported from the scene of injury by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's) dispatched in response to a call for help, usually a call made to 911. EMTs evaluate the patients at the scene of injury and directly bring the patients to the hospital for care. EMTs report their initial assessment of the patient's condition by radio to the Medical Command Center, a telecommunications center located in the Stamford Hospital ED. EMTs assist in expediting trauma care in the field prior to arrival to the emergency department.
Trauma Surgical Team
Dr Kevin Dwyer
Dr. Kevin M. Dwyer attended Georgetown School of Medicine, graduating with a commitment to the Army. He completed his surgical internship at Tripler Army Hospital in Honolulu, and then reported to Fort Carson, Colorado to work in their Emergency Department. He went on to complete his general surgical residency at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital and was then appointed as a staff general surgeon at Fort Campbell, Kentucky where he stayed for four years.