Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns and Acute Care Surgery Services

The Burn Care Program provides treatment and follow up for adult and pediatric patients with minor to severe burns. Level-I Trauma Center surgeons work closely with a strong, multidisciplinary team to provide outstanding care to each burn patient.

The Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns, and Acute Care Surgery Surgery at the University of Arizona offers a number of continuing education courses and certifications for professionals working in critical care. Our classes are geared toward trauma surgeons, nurses, and EMS professionals, among others.

Surgeons in the Division of Trauma perform emergency surgery whenever needed. Complex emergency surgery is frequently necessary for acute appendicitis, perforated peptic ulcer disease, an incarcerated or strangulated intestine, or abdominal wall reconstruction.

As the only ACS-certified Level-I Trauma Center in Southern Arizona, our highly trained trauma team remains poised for immediate response 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. The team is led by a trauma surgeon who is immediately available 24 hours a day with access to subspecialist surgeons as well as emergency medicine physicians, trauma nurses, and therapists.

Patients who have experienced trauma or undergone emergency or major surgery, such as an organ transplant, often require close and intensive monitoring. Our state-of-the-art 20-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is designed especially for patients who need extra attention.

The Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns, and Acute Care Surgery actively works in our communities to reduce and prevent injuries and the need for emergency medical care and to further the knowledge and skills of care providers.