Trauma Care

In an emergency, every minute counts. When you or a loved one is critically injured, you’ll need — and want —the most advanced lifesaving care available. You’ll find it at the only Level 1 Trauma Center for adults and children in Central Massachusetts.

Trauma Care at UMass Memorial Medical Center

Our Trauma Center is located at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester – home to Life Flight, the region's only air ambulance. When a traumatic situation comes through the door, we are relentless to heal, making critical decisions in split seconds for the best outcome. Our team of heroes stand at the ready delivering an unmatched depth of experience and a higher standard of care when you need it most. 

The Duddie Massad Emergency and Trauma Center

The Duddie Massad Emergency and Trauma Center cares for the most severely injured patients from across the region, from the time of injury and transfer to our care, to discharge and rehabilitation. The Trauma Center, verified as a Level 1 since 1987 by the American College of Surgeons, is the most technologically advanced emergency care facility in the area and is supported by dedicated operating rooms, intensive care units and nearby X-ray and imaging suites.

Our skilled trauma surgeons are here around-the-clock, providing innovative emergency and trauma care for thousands of adults and children from throughout Central and Western Massachusetts every year.

We also have a highly specialized NeuroTrauma Intensive Care Unit to provide personalized treatment to patients with severe brain injuries. 

Team Approach to Trauma Care at UMass Memorial

UMass Memorial Medical Center has a specially trained trauma team that works hand-in-hand while using their individual expertise to treat our patients quickly, safely and accurately. Working together we provide:

• Initial stabilization
• Resuscitation
• Triage
• Rapid transport via ambulance and Life Flight
• Surgical care
• Dedicated imaging
• Intensive and acute hospital care
• Rehabilitation
• Injury prevention
• Research

We even have a dedicated elevator on standby for immediate access to our operating suites and our cardiac catheterization services.