Renamed in 2001 in honor of the late F.H. "Sammy" Ross Jr., Carolinas Medical Center's (CMC) F.H. "Sammy" Ross, Jr. Center and its affiliated service, the Hemby Pediatric Trauma Institute, provides specialized trauma care to seriously injured adults and children throughout the Carolinas.

As the designated Level One trauma center for the region, CMC's F.H. "Sammy" Ross, Jr. Center is the referral destination for acute trauma cases occurring in Mecklenburg and the 14 surrounding counties in North and South Carolina. Each year the Trauma Center admits more than 1,500 patients as a result of major traumas, such as motor vehicle crashes, falls or industrial accidents. Thousands of less threatening injuries are treated annually at Carolinas Medical Center's Emergency Room.

CMC's F.H. "Sammy" Ross, Jr. Center is fully accredited by the American College of Surgeons and maintains the lofty standards and a wide range of services required to be considered among the nation's elite hospitals rendering trauma care.

The trauma programs and services associated with CMC benefit richly from access to a full spectrum of supporting services, including: a broad array of emergency transport (mobile intensive care ambulances, medical helicopters and fixed wing aircraft); state-of-the-art emergency care and critical care units; and, an adjacent rehabilitation hospital (Carolinas Rehabilitation). Physical facilities include: a specialized Emergency Department with five areas equipped for resuscitation; a designated trauma operating room; and a 10-bed trauma intensive care unit.

The Center for Prehospital Medicine at CMC further extends the range of the F.H. "Sammy" Ross, Jr. Center to allow its faculty to contribute their expertise to the training and development of emergency medical response teams throughout the region.

Carolinas Medical Center's F.H. "Sammy" Ross, Jr. Center provides:

• Trauma surgeons and emergency medicine physicians in-hospital 24 hours a day
• Designated trauma resuscitation suites in the Emergency Department
• Coordinated response from a multidisciplinary trauma team
• Prompt access to surgical specialists including neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons and plastic surgeons
• CT scanning, angiography and MRI capabilities 24 hours a day
• Trauma surgery suite equipped and staffed 24 hours a day
• Anesthesiologist in-hospital 24 hours a day
• Inpatient trauma intensive care unit designed exclusively for the severely injured
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for the special needs of severely injured children
• Trauma rehabilitation services providing early intervention to traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury patients
• In-depth trauma research, education, and injury prevention programs
• MedCenter Air helicopter and fixed wing aeromedical program

Additional services:

• Trauma Surgery
• Anesthesiology
• Neurosurgery
• Plastic Surgery
• Carolinas Rehabilitation
• Cardiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Radiology
• Pediatric Surgery
• Cardiovascular Surgery

Contact Numbers
Trauma Care Line (to transfer a trauma patient to CMC):
1-800-421-9195
Trauma Service Office: 704-355-3807
CMC Myers Park - Surgery Clinic: 704-446-1256
CMC's Hemby Pediatric Trauma Institute: 704-355-8465
Trauma Medical Director: 704-355-8449