Lee Health Trauma Care: Where The Community Has Our Undivided Attention
Physical trauma is a serious injury to the body, and we group it into two categories. Unintentional injury occurs without intent such as people getting into a car accident or falling off a ladder. Intentional injury means purposeful violence, either self-inflicted such as suicide or inflicted by someone else such as assault.
Trauma kills more people between the ages of 1 and 44 than any other disease or illness. These accidents and injuries have a profound, lifelong impact on individuals, families, and communities. The most common trauma cases we see at the Lee Health Trauma Center are unintentional – car crashes and falls.
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Trauma & Emergency Center - Gulf Coast Medical Center
13681 Doctors Way Fort Myers, FL 33912
Lee Health Trauma Care Community Services & Resources
Lee Health provides comprehensive trauma services. We invite you to read more about who we are and what we do along with information about outreach, resources, and how you can help.
Trauma Care Services Offered At Lee Health
The Trauma Center at Gulf Coast Medical Center helps patients suffering major injuries across Southwest Florida. Our Trauma Center cares for patients with injuries caused by car crashes, falls, blunt force, or other accidents.
Surgical Services
- Neurology
- Orthopedic
- Ophthalmic
- Oral and maxillofacial
- Otolaryngology—ear, nose and throat
- Plastic
- Thoracic
- Urologic
- Obstetrics/gynecology
Nonsurgical Specialists
- Cardiology
- Hematology
- Infectious disease
- Internal medicine
- Nephrology
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Radiology
- Pulmonary medicine
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Public Service Announcements
Stay at the Scene PSA - From year to year, Florida has seen the amount of hit-and-run crashes remain steady, with nearly 25 percent of all crashes involving a hit-and-run. Although the majority of hit-and-run crashes only result in property damage, hit-and-run crashes can be deadly. The Stay at the Scene campaign aims to reduce the number of hit-and-run crashes in Florida by educating drivers on their responsibilities if involved in a crash and the serious consequences they face if they choose not to Stay at the Scene.
4D (Distracted, Drunk, Drugs, Drowsy, Aggressive) Driving PSA #1
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You Can Help Your Lee Health Trauma Center
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