Trauma Care
Emergency Services
NYU Langone also offers exceptional emergency care services.
Trauma care providers at NYU Langone offer highly specialized and immediate treatment for life-threatening injuries. Our specialists鈥攕urgeons, emergency medicine physicians, nurses, and rehabilitation experts鈥攈andle the most severe and complex cases.
For Emergencies
If you or a loved one is experiencing a medical emergency, call 911.
As soon as they arrive, patients are assessed using the latest medical technologies and evidence-based protocols. Our trauma care specialists then stabilize them and coordinate surgical interventions, intensive care, and continuous monitoring.
In addition, our rehabilitation experts promote recovery, addressing each patient鈥檚 ability to move and function. Our overall approach to treatment ensures patients and their families receive not only advanced medical care but also compassionate support and guidance.
Our Trauma Care Services
Our trauma centers provide the following services:
- 24/7 care for critical injuries caused by motor vehicle, pedestrian, or workplace accidents, falls, and burns
- advanced trauma surgery, including complex and lifesaving procedures
- specialized expertise in orthopedics, orthopedic trauma, neurosurgery, plastic surgery, and reconstructive surgery
- critical care, with intensive care units for patients with severe injuries
- rehabilitation and recovery, including a physical medicine and rehabilitation consultation, as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech鈥搇anguage pathology, and psychological and social support
Our goal is to help patients recover from critical injuries and return to their daily lives. We also offer accident prevention and community outreach programs to keep our communities safe.
Our Trauma Centers
With state-of-the-art facilities and coordinated expertise, providers at each center help patients achieve the best possible outcome.
Level 1
Our Level 1 trauma centers offer comprehensive care, along with a commitment to trauma research and health provider education:
Level 2
Our Level 2 trauma center delivers comprehensive care for critically injured patients in Suffolk County:
Community Injury Prevention
Providers at our trauma centers are dedicated to preventing injuries because they are a leading cause of death for Americans across all demographics. According to the :
- Nearly 8,000 New Yorkers die every year because of injury.
- Injuries are consistently among the leading causes of hospitalization for all age groups.
- More than 155,000 individuals are injured severely enough to require hospitalization annually.
- Another 1.5 million injured New Yorkers are treated and released from an emergency department each year.
The mission of our community education and engagement programs at the Trauma Center at NYU Langone Hospital鈥擝rooklyn, the Trauma Center at NYU Langone Hospital鈥擫ong Island, and the Trauma Center at NYU Langone Hospital鈥擲uffolk is to reduce the burden of injuries through evidence-based education and resources. We also support trauma survivors through organizations such as the .