Trauma Services
Excellence in Trauma Care
Methodist Dallas Medical Center is a Level I Trauma Facility, supported by a 59-bed emergency department and a 556-bed hospital, with a multidisciplinary team of trauma surgeons, trauma nurses, and support staff on site and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We're here to deliver life-saving care from arrival through recovery and rehabilitation.
Our Services
Methodist Dallas Level I Trauma Center
A Level I Trauma Center is the highest designation a hospital can receive for trauma care. This designation means the hospital is fully equipped to provide comprehensive, lifesaving care for the most severe and complex injuries. For Methodist Dallas, that means that patients have access to:
- Comprehensive adult trauma care with immediate, 24/7 access to trauma surgeons, specialized physicians, emergency surgery, and advanced imaging
- Multidisciplinary trauma teams, including trauma surgery, emergency medicine, anesthesia, orthopedics, neurosurgery, critical care, and more
- Regional referral and transfer coordination
- Continuous quality improvement, outcomes monitoring, research, and education to advance trauma care