Bay Medical has received approval to serve as a Designated Level II Trauma Center from the Florida Department of Health, Office of Trauma effective May 1, 2012.  Bay Medical is the first and only designated trauma center in Trauma Service Area Two, consisting of Bay, Gulf, Washington and Holmes counties and is the only center between Pensacola and Tallahassee in Northwest Florida and is one of 28 in the entire state.

Hospitals that qualify as a designated trauma center provide trauma surgeons, neurosurgeons, and multiple surgical and non-surgical specialists available within 30 minutes or less, 24 hours a day, as well as the necessary equipment and facilities for immediate and follow-up treatment for severely injured patients.  Having fast access to a hospital that has been verified by the Department of Health as a trauma center is critical to survival in the event of severe injury.

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