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Trauma Services
Vail Valley Medical Center has four trauma surgeons on staff full-time who are board certified and Fellows of the American College of Surgeons. All of our surgeons are affiliates of the Rocky Mountain Regional Trauma Center, a Level I trauma center in Denver and can be reached through Mountain Surgical Associates at 970-479-5036.
- James Downey, M.D.
- Reginald Franciose, M.D.
- Barry T. Hammaker, M.D.
- W. Andrew Lawrence, M.D.
The Trauma Services Department is responsible for maintaining the hospital’s Level III trauma designation. Responsibilities focus on outreach and education, quality assurance, improvement and prevention. The department is staffed by a Trauma Program Manager, Registrar/Prevention Coordinator and Administration Technician. The main contact number for Trauma Services is 970-479-7185.
Trauma Services has a full-time Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Health Educator. Statistics show that almost 50 percent of trauma patients have a positive blood alcohol concentration and that excessive drinking and substance abuse are significant risk factors for traumatic injury. The Health Educators' role will be to universally screen trauma patients. Those patients who are found to be at risk for alcohol or substance abuse will then be provided a brief intervention, and if necessary, a referral to treatment.
Trauma Services
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