Trauma/Emergency/ Critical Care
MedSTAR (Medical Shock
Trauma Acute Resuscitation) is the Level I Trauma Center at Washington Hospital
Center. It is a regional resource for transport and treatment of a wide spectrum
of critical illnesses and injuries. MedSTAR’s facilities include six
resuscitation areas, an operating room and equipment to assess, diagnose and
treat life-threatening illnesses or injuries. The three MedSTAR teams, in-house
24 hours a day, consist of two attending physicians, a team fellow, several
surgical residents,
MedSTAR nurses, intensive care nurses, a respiratory therapist, a MedSTAR paramedic, a cardiovascular technician, a blood bank technician and a X-ray technician. Physicians from all medical specialties are available on a 24-hour basis. They include specialists in:
- neurosurgery
- oral and maxillofacial surgery
- otolaryngology
- plastic surgery
- orthopaedics
- urology
- cardiovascular surgery
- microvascular surgery
- burn treatment
- neonatology
- obstetrics/gynecology.
Location:
110 Irving Street, NW, 3B-55
Washington, DC 20010
For information or referral, please call (202) 877-DOCS (3627)
