Saint Louis University Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center, which sees the most critical or severely injured emergency patients. It is the only trauma center in the area that is certified as Level I in both Missouri and Illinois. Annually, the hospital treats more than 2,000 trauma cases.
The front door of the trauma center is Saint Louis University Hospital's Emergency Department, which treats 50-60 emergency cases each day and more than 22,000 cases per year. The department has 13 treatment areas and two trauma rooms, and is equipped to handle all types of injury and illness.
Patients arrive at the hospital by ambulance, walking in or helicopter. All full-time SLUCare physicians in the department are board certified in emergency medicine and/or internal medicine.
