It’s official! N.C. Children’s Hospital is now an American College of Surgeons-verified Level I pediatric trauma center! Joining the exclusive ranks of just 40 other ACS-verified pediatric trauma centers across the country, we’re one of only five such centers in the entire Southeast — and the one and only in the Triangle.
鈥淲hen a child experiences a traumatic injury, minutes can be the difference between life and death,鈥� said Kimberly Erickson, MD, medical director of 黑料网鈥檚 pediatric trauma program and assistant professor of surgery and pediatrics. 鈥淎t 黑料网, care waits for the injured child 24/7 rather than the child having to wait for care. The pediatric trauma team can assess, stabilize, and treat life-threatening issues in the shortest time possible to give that child the best chance of survival and recovery.鈥�